GLM-4 is ZAI's (ZhipuAI) previous-generation flagship model, offering strong bilingual Chinese and English capabilities. It was a widely adopted model in enterprise and developer contexts within the Chinese AI ecosystem before GLM-5's release, and remains relevant for workloads that have been tested and validated against it.
As a mature model, GLM-4 provides predictable behavior for production systems that require reproducibility. It handles general NLP tasks — summarization, Q&A, translation, and code assistance — competently across both languages, and is suitable for teams that need a stable, known baseline rather than the latest release.
Key Features
Strong bilingual performance in Chinese and English
Reliable instruction following for enterprise workflows
Broad general NLP coverage including summarization and Q&A
Stable, versioned API endpoint for reproducibility
Practical code assistance in common programming languages
Ideal Use Cases
Production systems requiring a stable, version-locked model
Bilingual document processing and translation workflows
Enterprise internal tools built on tested GLM-4 behavior
Chinese-language content generation and editing
Example Prompts for GLM-4
Technical Specifications
| Provider | ZAI |
| Category | Text |
| Modality | Text -> Text |
Frequently Asked Questions
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