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GLM (Zhipu)

GLM models

GLM is a model family (not a company) available through the Z.AI platform. In OpenClaw, GLM models are accessed via the

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zai

provider and model IDs like

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zai/glm-5

Getting started

Choose an auth route and run onboarding

Pick the onboarding choice that matches your Z.AI plan and region:


text
| Auth choice         | Best for                                           |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `zai-api-key`       | Generic API-key setup with endpoint auto-detection |
| `zai-coding-global` | Coding Plan users (global)                         |
| `zai-coding-cn`     | Coding Plan users (China region)                   |
| `zai-global`        | General API (global)                               |
| `zai-cn`            | General API (China region)                         |

```bash}
# Example: generic auto-detect
openclaw onboard --auth-choice zai-api-key

# Example: Coding Plan global
openclaw onboard --auth-choice zai-coding-global
```

Set GLM as the default model

```bash} openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary "zai/glm-5.1" ```

Verify models are available

```bash} openclaw models list --provider zai ```

Config example


json5
{
  env: { ZAI_API_KEY: "sk-..." },
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "zai/glm-5.1" } } },
}

tip

`zai-api-key` lets OpenClaw detect the matching Z.AI endpoint from the key and apply the correct base URL automatically. Use the explicit regional choices when you want to force a specific Coding Plan or general API surface.

Built-in catalog

OpenClaw currently seeds the bundled

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zai

provider with these GLM refs:

Model	Model
text `glm-5.1`	text `glm-4.7`
text `glm-5`	text `glm-4.7-flash`
text `glm-5-turbo`	text `glm-4.7-flashx`
text `glm-5v-turbo`	text `glm-4.6`
text `glm-4.5`	text `glm-4.6v`
text `glm-4.5-air`
text `glm-4.5-flash`
text `glm-4.5v`

note

The default bundled model ref is `zai/glm-5.1`. GLM versions and availability can change; check Z.AI's docs for the latest.

OpenClaw Docs

GLM (Zhipu)

GLM models

Getting started

Choose an auth route and run onboarding

Set GLM as the default model

Verify models are available

Config example

tip

Built-in catalog

note

Advanced configuration

Related

Z.AI provider

Model selection