Benchmark suiteLatest source data: Sep 1, 2026Checked: September 2, 2026

Z.ai benchmarks.

A lab-level profile for Z.ai, covering tracked models, category leaders, open/proprietary mix, speed, value, source coverage, and portfolio depth.

All labs

Lab rank

#7

By available Arena average

Models tracked

10

9 open-weight models

Portfolio coverage

32%

Average matched benchmark signals

Fastest model

1.43s

GLM 5.3 Flash

Lab profile

Portfolio shape, leaders, and model coverage.

The lab page now starts with the portfolio read, then drills into category leaders, value rankings, and model-level coverage rather than repeating source panels.

Portfolio read

Z.ai has 10 tracked benchmark profiles.

Lab #7

The portfolio combines 1 proprietary models and 9 open-weight models. Its average available Arena rank is 50.7, with a best category rank of #11. Average profile coverage is 32%, so model-level gaps remain visible in the cards below.

Best Arena model

GLM 5.3 Max

Best category rank #11

Highest coverage

GLM 5.3 Flash

67% matched signals

Fastest response

GLM 5.3 Flash

1.43s first token

Access mix

Open versus proprietary

Proprietary

1 / 10%

Open weights

9 / 90%

Value leader

GLM 5.3 Flash

Category leaders

Best model by benchmark lens.

Each card shows the highest-ranked model from this lab in a composite benchmark suite, with the global rank and index left intact.

Value

Quality, price, latency, and speed

GLM 5.3 Flash

#974

value index

Coding

Code Arena, SWE-bench, and output speed

GLM 5.3 Max

#677

coding index

Agents

Search, document, code, and latency

GLM 5.3 Flash

#1186

agent proxy

Reasoning

Text, document, vision, and mode signals

GLM 5.3 Max

#2370

reasoning proxy

Context

Document, search, and text proxy

GLM 5.3 Max

#2270

context proxy

Z.ai value ranking table

Models from this lab with both quality and commercial price matches.

Top 7 of 7

#9
GLM 5.3 Flash

glm-5.3-flash

Z.aiOpen weights
74value index
Price
$0.237blended / 1M tokens
Latency
1.43stime to first token
Speed
42 tok/soutput speed
Quality
70quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#26
GLM 5.1

glm-5.1

Z.aiOpen weights
65value index
Price
$2.14blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
50quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#50
GLM 5

glm-5

Z.aiOpen weights
56value index
Price
$1.55blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
35quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#62
GLM 4.7

glm-4.7

Z.aiOpen weights
50value index
Price
$1.00blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
24quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#79
GLM 4.6v

glm-4.6v

Z.aiOpen weights
39value index
Price
$0.450blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
7quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#82
GLM 4.6

glm-4.6

Z.aiOpen weights
37value index
Price
$0.981blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
5quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#85
GLM 4.5v

glm-4.5v

Z.aiOpen weights
36value index
Price
$0.900blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
3quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis

Model portfolio

Z.ai model coverage map.

Every tracked model keeps its best Arena rank, coverage score, commercial metrics, and suite placement visible in one scannable grid.

GLM 5.3 Max

glm-5.3-max

Open weights

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#11

Code

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#6

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GLM 5.3 Flash

glm-5.3-flash

Open weights

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#12

Code

Value

#9

value index

Coding

#18

coding index

Latency

1.43s

42 tok/s

$0.237

GLM 5.2 Max

glm-5.2-max

Open weights

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#15

Code

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#9

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GLM 5.1

glm-5.1

Open weights

Coverage

33%

Best Arena

#37

Code

Value

#26

value index

Coding

#33

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$2.14

GLM 5v Turbo

glm-5v-turbo

Proprietary

Coverage

44%

Best Arena

#38

Docs

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#67

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

GLM 5

glm-5

Open weights

Coverage

33%

Best Arena

#53

Text

Value

#50

value index

Coding

#57

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$1.55

GLM 4.7

glm-4.7

Open weights

Coverage

33%

Best Arena

#60

Code

Value

#62

value index

Coding

#58

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$1.00

GLM 4.6v

glm-4.6v

Open weights

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#93

Vision

Value

#79

value index

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$0.450

GLM 4.6

glm-4.6

Open weights

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#94

Code

Value

#82

value index

Coding

#95

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$0.981

GLM 4.5v

glm-4.5v

Open weights

Coverage

22%

Best Arena

#99

Vision

Value

#85

value index

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$0.900