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Z.ai

智谱 · Z.AI Co., Ltd.

Z.ai is a Beijing-headquartered technology company that trains and releases GLM large language models.

Z.ai is a Chinese technology company founded in 2019 and associated with Founder Tang Jie.1 It trains and releases GLM large language models.1 Formerly branded Zhipu AI outside China, the Tsinghua-linked company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in January 2026.

Last reviewed: 12 Sept 2026 Confidence: High Markdown JSON

History

Tang Jie founded the company in Beijing in 2019 as a Tsinghua University spin-out. Researchers released the first GLM model in 2022, and the international brand became Z.ai.1

Founders

Products

  • GLM. Open-weight general language models.

See also

Sources

  1. Z.ai . Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-09-12.