GLM 5 Turbo
GLM 5 Turbo by Z AI is a foundation model deeply optimized for OpenClaw agent scenarios, thinking mode, MCP tool integration, and long-chain execution.
Model Overview
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GLM 5 Turbo - OpenClaw-Native Agent Foundation Model
GLM 5 Turbo is a foundation model by Z.AI (Zhipu AI) built from the ground up for OpenClaw agent scenarios. Unlike general-purpose LLMs, its training data construction and optimization objectives were systematically designed around real-world agent workflows - not retrofitted post-training.
Core Design
GLM 5 Turbo enhances four capabilities that are critical to OpenClaw execution: precise tool invocation (multi-step stability, no failures), complex instruction decomposition (multi-layered and long-chain instructions with step planning), time-aware persistent task handling (scheduled triggers and uninterrupted long tasks), and high-throughput long-chain execution (optimized for high data throughput across extended logical chains).
Why It Exists
Z.AI released GLM 5 Turbo to serve the expanding OpenClaw ecosystem, where skill usage grew from 26% to 45% - signaling an industry shift toward modular, skill-driven agent workflows that demanded a model optimized natively for that environment rather than adapted from general-purpose training.
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| Model Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Info | |||
| Provider | Z AI | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Release Date | March 15, 2026 | September 22, 2026 | September 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge Cutoff | - | - | Jun 2026 |
| Context & Limits | |||
| Context Window | 200K | 1M Best Context Window | 1M Best Context Window |
| Pricing (per 1M tokens) | |||
| Input Pricing | Free Best Input Pricing | $4 | $2 |
| Output Pricing | Free Best Output Pricing | $20 | $10 |
| Modalities | |||
| Inputs | text | textimagefile | textimagefile |
| Outputs | text | text | text |
| Benchmarks (0-100) | |||
| Intelligence Index | 26.6 | 57.6 Best Intelligence Index | 56.0 |
| Coding Index | - | - | - |
| Agentic Index | - | - | - |
Humanity's Last Exam
Extremely difficult logical reasoning and knowledge.
Long Context Reasoning
Logical reasoning over long context windows.
SciCode Benchmark
Scientific coding and mathematical modeling.
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