GLM (Z.ai) 智谱

alternative to GPT / Claude

AI stack HK-listed Open source Foreign-investable
foundation-model · open-weights

Zhipu's GLM model family; open-weight and API.

License: MIT

Modalities: text, vision, code · 128K context

Capability rank #4 (manual, as of 2026-06). Snapshot from public 2026 leaderboards; rankings move often.

Parent
Zhipu AI
Registered
Beijing
Ticker
2513.HK
Cap / valuation

Independence & Portability Strategic independence · 95/100

Deployment
air gapped
Data control
self hosted
Portability
high
Supply-chain
high
Ecosystem
mature
Openness
open source (15/15)

Procurement/migration signal, not a certification. As of 2026-06. MIT-licensed GLM open weights; self-hostable across local/cloud runtimes. How this is scored.

A China-based alternative to