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| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starting Price | $1.50e-7 per prompt token | $6.00e-7 per prompt token |
| Capabilities | 11 decomposed | 12 decomposed |
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Maintains conversation state across multiple turns using a transformer-based attention mechanism that tracks dialogue history and builds contextual understanding. The model processes full conversation context (not just the latest message) through its 128K token context window, enabling coherent multi-step reasoning and reference resolution across extended exchanges. Built on a dense transformer architecture optimized for real-world productivity workflows.
Unique: Trained specifically on diverse real-world digital working environments (not just web text), enabling superior understanding of productivity workflows, development contexts, and complex task decomposition compared to general-purpose models
vs alternatives: Outperforms GPT-3.5 and Claude 3 Haiku on coding tasks and real-world productivity scenarios due to specialized training on working environments, while maintaining lower latency than larger models
Generates syntactically correct, contextually appropriate code across 40+ programming languages using transformer-based code understanding trained on diverse real-world codebases. The model leverages its M2.1 coding expertise foundation to produce production-ready code snippets, full functions, or multi-file solutions. Supports completion from partial code, generation from natural language specifications, and context-aware suggestions based on surrounding code patterns.
Unique: Builds on M2.1's specialized coding training with expanded real-world working environment context, enabling generation of code that fits actual development workflows (including error handling, logging, configuration patterns) rather than isolated snippets
vs alternatives: Generates more production-ready code than Copilot for non-mainstream languages and specialized frameworks due to broader training on real working environments, with comparable speed to Copilot but lower API costs
Engages in multi-turn dialogue to solve complex problems through iterative refinement, asking clarifying questions and building understanding progressively. The model maintains problem context across turns, identifies ambiguities, and suggests alternative approaches. Supports Socratic dialogue patterns where the model guides users toward solutions rather than providing direct answers.
Unique: Trained on real-world problem-solving interactions in working environments, enabling dialogue patterns that match how experienced engineers actually think through complex problems
vs alternatives: More effective for complex problem-solving than single-turn Q&A models, with reasoning comparable to human mentorship but available instantly; better at identifying ambiguities than direct-answer systems
Analyzes code to identify bugs, performance issues, and anti-patterns using semantic understanding of code structure and execution flow. The model processes code context (function, class, or file level) and produces targeted debugging suggestions with specific line numbers and root cause analysis. Supports multiple debugging paradigms: identifying null pointer risks, logic errors, resource leaks, and suggesting fixes with explanations of why the issue occurs.
Unique: Trained on real-world debugging scenarios and error patterns from production codebases, enabling identification of subtle bugs that static analysis tools miss (e.g., race conditions, resource leaks in specific patterns)
vs alternatives: Provides more contextual debugging explanations than ESLint or Pylint, with reasoning about why bugs occur; faster feedback loop than human code review but requires less setup than IDE-integrated debuggers
Generates comprehensive technical documentation from code by analyzing function signatures, control flow, and implementation patterns to produce accurate docstrings, API documentation, and architectural explanations. The model produces documentation in multiple formats (Markdown, reStructuredText, JSDoc, Javadoc) and can explain complex code sections in plain language. Uses semantic understanding of code intent to generate documentation that matches actual behavior rather than generic templates.
Unique: Generates documentation that reflects actual code behavior and real-world usage patterns from training data, rather than generic templates, producing documentation that developers find immediately useful
vs alternatives: Produces more contextually accurate documentation than template-based tools like Sphinx or Doxygen, with natural language explanations comparable to human-written docs but generated in seconds
Extracts structured information from unstructured text using semantic understanding and pattern recognition, producing JSON, CSV, or database-ready formats. The model parses natural language descriptions, requirements, or documentation to extract entities, relationships, and attributes. Supports schema-guided extraction where a target schema is provided, enabling high-fidelity data extraction for knowledge base population, data migration, or form automation.
Unique: Trained on real-world working environments including actual business documents and workflows, enabling extraction of domain-specific entities and relationships that generic NLP models miss
vs alternatives: Produces more accurate extraction than regex-based or rule-based systems for complex, varied text; faster and cheaper than hiring data entry contractors, with comparable accuracy to fine-tuned domain-specific models
Breaks down complex, multi-step tasks into actionable subtasks with dependencies, sequencing, and resource requirements using chain-of-thought reasoning. The model analyzes a high-level goal and produces a structured plan including task ordering, estimated effort, potential blockers, and success criteria. Supports iterative refinement where plans can be adjusted based on feedback or new constraints.
Unique: Trained on real-world project execution patterns from diverse working environments, enabling decomposition that reflects actual development workflows, dependencies, and common pitfalls rather than idealized project structures
vs alternatives: Produces more realistic task breakdowns than generic project templates, with reasoning about dependencies and risks; faster than manual planning but requires human validation for accuracy
Generates high-quality written content for technical and business contexts including blog posts, technical specifications, proposals, and communication templates. The model produces content that matches specified tone, audience level, and format requirements. Supports content adaptation (e.g., converting technical documentation to executive summaries) and multi-format generation (Markdown, HTML, PDF-ready text).
Unique: Trained on real-world business and technical communication from diverse working environments, enabling generation of content that matches actual professional standards and audience expectations
vs alternatives: Produces more contextually appropriate content than GPT-3.5 for technical audiences, with better understanding of technical concepts; faster than human writing but requires editorial review for accuracy and brand consistency
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GLM-5 processes extended code contexts (supporting multi-file projects and large codebases) while maintaining semantic understanding of system architecture through attention mechanisms optimized for code structure. The model uses specialized tokenization for programming languages and maintains coherence across thousands of tokens of code context, enabling generation of complex features that respect existing patterns and dependencies.
Unique: Engineered specifically for complex systems design with attention mechanisms tuned for code structure and architectural patterns, rather than generic language modeling — enables understanding of system-wide dependencies and design constraints across extended contexts
vs alternatives: Outperforms general-purpose models on large-scale programming tasks because it's optimized for architectural coherence and long-horizon code generation rather than treating code as generic text
GLM-5 supports extended reasoning chains for agentic workflows through structured prompt patterns that enable step-by-step decomposition of complex tasks. The model can maintain state across multiple turns, reason about tool outputs, and make decisions about next actions — designed for long-horizon agent loops where the model must plan, execute, observe, and adapt across dozens of steps.
Unique: Explicitly engineered for long-horizon agent workflows with architectural patterns optimized for extended reasoning chains, rather than single-turn tool calling — maintains coherence and decision quality across dozens of reasoning steps
vs alternatives: Better suited for multi-step agentic tasks than general-purpose models because reasoning and tool-use patterns are baked into the training, not bolted on via prompt engineering
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GLM-5 analyzes code for performance bottlenecks and suggests optimization strategies through understanding of algorithmic complexity, memory management, and system-level performance patterns. The model can identify inefficient algorithms, suggest data structure improvements, and recommend caching or parallelization strategies — enabling targeted performance improvements with understanding of trade-offs.
Unique: Understands algorithmic complexity and system-level performance patterns, enabling identification of fundamental bottlenecks and suggestion of targeted optimizations rather than micro-optimizations
vs alternatives: Identifies more fundamental performance issues than profiling tools because it understands algorithmic complexity and can suggest architectural improvements, not just code-level optimizations
GLM-5 generates comprehensive API specifications, including endpoint definitions, request/response schemas, error handling, and usage examples through understanding of API design best practices and REST/GraphQL patterns. The model can produce OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, generate API documentation, and suggest design improvements — enabling rapid API specification and documentation.
Unique: Generates comprehensive API specifications that follow REST/GraphQL best practices and include error handling, authentication, and usage examples — not just endpoint definitions
vs alternatives: Produces more complete and best-practice-aligned API specifications than simple code-to-spec tools because it understands API design patterns and includes comprehensive documentation
GLM-5 generates high-quality technical documentation, design documents, and architectural specifications through training on expert-level technical writing patterns. The model understands domain-specific terminology, maintains consistency across long documents, and can generate structured documentation (API specs, RFC-style documents, architecture decision records) with appropriate technical depth and precision.
Unique: Trained on expert-level technical documentation patterns and domain-specific terminology, enabling generation of publication-ready documentation with appropriate technical depth rather than generic summaries
vs alternatives: Produces more technically precise and domain-aware documentation than general-purpose models because it understands architectural patterns, trade-offs, and expert writing conventions specific to software engineering
GLM-5 breaks down complex, ambiguous problems into structured task hierarchies and implementation plans through chain-of-thought reasoning patterns. The model can identify dependencies, suggest phased approaches, and generate detailed step-by-step plans for tackling large engineering challenges — useful for translating high-level requirements into actionable development roadmaps.
Unique: Optimized for expert-level problem decomposition through training on complex system design patterns and architectural reasoning, enabling generation of sophisticated multi-phase plans rather than simple task lists
vs alternatives: Produces more sophisticated and architecturally-aware plans than general-purpose models because it understands system design patterns, dependency relationships, and phased implementation strategies
GLM-5 analyzes code for quality issues, architectural violations, and design improvements through patterns learned from expert code review practices. The model can identify performance bottlenecks, suggest refactoring opportunities, flag architectural inconsistencies, and provide detailed feedback on code quality — going beyond simple linting to understand design intent and system-wide implications.
Unique: Trained on expert code review patterns and architectural reasoning, enabling detection of design issues and architectural violations rather than just syntax and style problems
vs alternatives: Provides more sophisticated architectural and design feedback than linting tools because it understands system-wide implications and expert design patterns, not just local code quality
GLM-5 translates code between programming languages while preserving semantic meaning and adapting to language-specific idioms. The model understands language-specific patterns, libraries, and best practices, enabling translation that produces idiomatic code rather than mechanical line-by-line conversions — useful for migrating systems across language ecosystems or supporting polyglot architectures.
Unique: Produces idiomatic, language-specific code rather than mechanical translations because it understands language-specific patterns, libraries, and best practices learned from diverse codebases
vs alternatives: Generates more idiomatic and maintainable translations than simple pattern-matching tools because it understands semantic equivalence and language-specific idioms
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