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GLM 5 Turbo

GLM 5 Turbo is the speed-optimized variant of Z.ai's GLM-5, released March 15, 2026. It trades some reasoning depth for faster throughput and lower latency while retaining GLM-5's multiple thinking modes and agentic capabilities.

ReasoningTool UseImplicit Caching
index.ts
import { streamText } from 'ai'
const result = streamText({
model: 'zai/glm-5-turbo',
prompt: 'Why is the sky blue?'
})

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ZDR
No Training
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Z.ai
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203K
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03/15/2026