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Overview - GLM-4.5

Zhipu's open-weight agent-oriented models (355B MoE and a 106B Air) with hybrid thinking.

GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air target agent workloads: tool calling, web browsing and coding, with a switchable reasoning mode. Air is practical on a well-equipped workstation; both are MIT-licensed.

Difficulty: IntermediatePlatform: LocalPricing: FreeReleased: 2025-07
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What this tool is used for

GLM-4.5 is best used as a practical helper for tool-calling agents, code agents, hosted chat. It is useful when you want to move from rough ideas to high-quality drafts quickly, then refine with human review before publishing or sharing.

Best for

  • Agent builders
  • Chinese-speaking teams
  • Coding assistants

Use this when

  • You want MIT weights tuned for agents
  • You need strong Chinese plus tools

Not ideal for

  • Tiny devices

Example tasks

  • Tool-calling agents
  • Code agents
  • Hosted chat

Limitations / things to watch

  • Air still needs 60GB+ VRAM quantised

How this compares to similar tools

GLM-4.5 sits in the same category as Qwen 3 and DeepSeek R1 / V3. Use GLM-4.5 when its output style and workflow fit your team, but compare pricing limits, integrations, and review requirements before standardizing.

Related tools

Q3
Qwen 3
DR
DeepSeek R1 / V3
L4
Llama 4
G3
Gemma 3

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