# GLM-5

GLM-5 is a text generation model from Z.AI, available through the Impossibl API. Its published context window is 200,000 tokens. The advertised input rate is $1.00 per million input tokens. The advertised output rate is $3.20 per million output tokens.

- Model identifier: ` zai/glm-5 `
- Creator: Z.AI
- Model type: Text generation
- Canonical model page: [GLM-5](<https://impossibl.com/zai/glm-5>)
- API availability: Listed as serving through Impossibl.
- Creator release date: 2026-02-11

## Capabilities and limits

- Context window: 200,000 tokens
- Maximum output tokens: Not published in the public catalog; this is separate from the context window.
- Inputs: text
- Outputs: text
- Tool calling: Not published

## API access

Use ` zai/glm-5 ` as the model identifier through the Impossibl API.

Published API endpoints:

- ` /v1/chat/completions `

[API quickstart](<https://impossibl.com/docs/agent-quickstart>) · [Models and billing documentation](<https://impossibl.com/docs/models>)

## Published API prices

All rates are in USD. An unpublished rate is unknown, not zero. Workspace-specific pricing, taxes, balance-purchase fees, billing adjustments, and tool charges can affect the amount paid.

| Usage | Published base rate | Billing unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Input | $1.00 | per million input tokens |
| Output | $3.20 | per million output tokens |
| Cache read | $0.20 | per million cached input tokens |
| Cache write (default retention) | Not published | per million tokens |
| Cache write (one-hour retention) | Not published | per million tokens |
| Audio input | Not published | per million audio input tokens |

## Independent benchmarks

Source: [Artificial Analysis](<https://artificialanalysis.ai/>). Last checked: 2026-09-11T11:52:20.926Z.
Configurations are evaluated separately. API scores retain their original units. Unmeasured scores are omitted.

### GLM-5 (Reasoning)

Source: [Evaluation source](<https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/glm-5>)

| Benchmark | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Intelligence Index | 27.91 |
| Omniscience Index | 0.27 |
| GPQA | 82.02% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | 29.29% |
| CritPt | 2.00% |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 43.18% |
| AA-LCR | 75.67% |
| IFBench | 72.31% |
| Tau2 | 98.25% |
| APEX-Agents | 14.45% |
| intelligence index (API) | 27.9 |

### GLM-5 (Non-reasoning)

Source: [Evaluation source](<https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/glm-5-non-reasoning>)

| Benchmark | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Intelligence Index | 21.78 |
| Omniscience Index | -11.80 |
| GPQA | 66.57% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | 7.65% |
| CritPt | 0.00% |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 39.39% |
| AA-LCR | 43.67% |
| IFBench | 55.17% |
| Tau2 | 97.37% |
| intelligence index (API) | 21.8 |

Full benchmark data and breakdowns: [Complete benchmark snapshot](<https://api.impossibl.com/v1/models/zai/glm-5/benchmarks>).


## Availability and retirement

The model is listed as serving. No retirement is announced in the current public catalog.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is GLM-5?

GLM-5 is a text-generation model from Z.AI, available through the Impossibl API.

### How much does GLM-5 cost?

GLM-5 costs $1.00 per million input tokens and $3.20 per million output tokens through the Impossibl API. Cache reads cost $0.20 per million tokens. All rates are in USD.

### What is the context length of GLM-5?

GLM-5 has a 200,000-token context window through the Impossibl API.

### What inputs and outputs does GLM-5 support?

GLM-5 accepts text as input. GLM-5 returns text.

### How do I use GLM-5 through an API?

GLM-5 is available through the Impossibl API. Use zai/glm-5 as the model identifier with /v1/chat/completions. The quickstart explains how to create an API key and send your first request.

### When was GLM-5 released?

Z.AI released GLM-5 on February 11, 2026.

Sources: [Creator release announcement](<https://modal.com/blog/try-glm-5>)

## Sources and related links

Prices, limits, capabilities, endpoints, and availability come from the public Impossibl catalog. Creator documentation supplies descriptions and release dates where available; it does not override the published API offering.

- [Public Impossibl model catalog](<https://api.impossibl.com/v1/models>)
- [Full model directory as JSON](<https://impossibl.com/models.json>)
- [GLM-5: model details and pricing](<https://impossibl.com/zai/glm-5>)
- [Model directory](<https://impossibl.com/models>)