# ChatGLM-6B

ChatGLM-6B is an AI model released by Z.ai on Mar 14 2023. It has 6B parameters and open weight.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Model | ChatGLM-6B |
| Developer | Z.ai |
| Release date | Tuesday, Mar 14 2023 |
| Licensing | Open Weight |
| Parameters | 6B |

## Questions and answers

### When was ChatGLM-6B released?

ChatGLM-6B was released by Z.ai on Tuesday, Mar 14 2023.

### Who made ChatGLM-6B?

ChatGLM-6B was built by Z.ai. Chinese AI lab spun out of Tsinghua University (formerly Zhipu AI), building the open-weight GLM family. Rebranded internationally as Z.ai in 2025.

### How many parameters does ChatGLM-6B have?

ChatGLM-6B is reported at 6B parameters.

### Is ChatGLM-6B open source?

Partly. ChatGLM-6B is an open-weight model: the trained weights are free to download and run locally or on your own infrastructure, but the training data and code are not fully released and the license may restrict some commercial uses. It is not open source in the strict sense.

### What came before and after ChatGLM-6B?

It was followed by GLM-4 on Jan 16 2024.


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Canonical page: https://aireleasetracker.com/model/zai/chatglm-6b
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Source: AI Release Tracker (https://aireleasetracker.com). Benchmark scores are the figures published by the releasing lab at launch.