GLM-4-9BOpen Weight
GLM-4-9B is an AI model released by Z.ai on Wednesday, Jun 5 2024, 141 days after GLM-4. It is an open-weight model — the trained weights are available to download and run. It is a 9B parameter model.
GLM-4-9B — frequently asked questions
- When was GLM-4-9B released?
- GLM-4-9B was released by Z.ai on Wednesday, Jun 5 2024.
- Who made GLM-4-9B?
- GLM-4-9B 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 GLM-4-9B have?
- GLM-4-9B is reported at 9B parameters.
- Is GLM-4-9B open source?
- Partly. GLM-4-9B 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 GLM-4-9B?
- Z.ai's previous tracked release was GLM-4 on Jan 16 2024, 141 days earlier. It was followed by GLM-4-Plus on Aug 29 2024.