Zhipu GLM (ChatGLM)
China's Most Promising Open-Source Large Model from the Tsinghua Team
Visit Website ↗Zhipu AI, originating from Tsinghua University's technical team, is a Chinese AI company with its GLM series of large models (ChatGLM) offering both conversational applications and open-source versions. It excels in understanding and reasoning within the Chinese language context and is a commonly used open-source model source in the developer community.
Its Positioning
Zhipu takes a dual approach of 'application + open-source': general users can interact with ChatGLM through its web version, while developers can utilize its open-weight model or API to build their own applications. The GLM series continuously iterates in code, long text, and multi-modal capabilities, serving as an important indicator of China's large model capabilities.
Notes for Taiwanese Users
Similar to most Chinese AI services, the web version requires a Chinese phone number or a specific registration process, and its content is subject to local regulations, with sensitive topics being filtered. Taiwanese users often access it through its open-source model deployed locally, and it is not recommended to send sensitive data to its cloud services.
Key Features
- GLM series conversational large model
- Provides open-source weight version
- Code and long text processing
- Multi-modal capabilities
- Open API
Pros
- Strong Chinese understanding ability
- Has open-source version for local deployment
- Active developer ecosystem
Cons
- Cloud service content is filtered by local regulations
- Overseas registration and access have barriers
Use Cases
- Developers use open-source models to build their own applications
- Researching China's large model capabilities
- Chinese NLP tasks
Editor's Note
To understand the level of China's open-source large models, Zhipu GLM is a name that cannot be ignored.
FAQ
Can Taiwanese users use Zhipu GLM?
While the web version has registration barriers, its open-source model can be deployed locally, which is a common way for Taiwanese developers to access it.
What's the difference between GLM, Qwen, and DeepSeek?
All three are China's strong large models, with GLM originating from the Tsinghua team, exceling in Chinese and multi-modal capabilities, and each having slight differences in open-source strategies and strengths.