AsianFin — Zhipu AI has released and open-sourced its flagship foundation model GLM-4.5, marking the debut of the world’s first SOTA-level native agent large model, according to an official company announcement.

Ranked first in comprehensive benchmark evaluations, GLM-4.5 delivers performance on par with the world’s leading flagship models while boasting twice the parameter efficiency. The model offers API access at just one-tenth the price of Anthropic’s Claude, with generation speeds exceeding 100 tokens per second.

GLM-4.5 is the first model to natively integrate multiple capabilities—including reasoning, coding, and agent-based functionalities—within a single architecture. The model is now available for free public use via Zhipu Qingyan and the z.ai platform.