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Z.ai
GLM-5.4
Estimated release
Oct 20, 2026
Late Oct 2026
Details
- Status
- No announcement yet; the date follows Z.ai's roughly two-month point-release cycle
- Current model
- GLM-5.3, 44.8 on the Intelligence Index, released Aug 18, 2026 ()
- Projected score
- About 48.8 (+4)
- Typical cycle
- About 63 days between releases
Why this date
- GLM-5.3 (Aug 18, 44.8) is the current model and one of the strongest open-weight releases; GLM 5.3 Flash followed on Aug 26
- Point releases have come about two months apart: GLM-5 (Feb 11), 5.1 (Apr 7), 5.2 (Jun 16), 5.3 (Aug 18)
- Z.ai has shipped each of the last four on a Tuesday or Wednesday; Oct 20 is 63 days after 5.3
- GLM-5.2 to 5.3 gained 11 points, but 5.1 scored below GLM-5, so the forecast gain is modest
Source: Z.ai release history & Artificial Analysis
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