openclaw/docs/providers/glm.md
Kyle Howells 61d9798b6b docs(providers): document Z.AI/Zhipu GLM provider variants
Update provider documentation with:
- Four provider variants table (zai, zai-coding, zhipu, zhipu-coding)
- Region and plan type guidance
- CLI setup commands for all variants
- Environment variable fallback chains
- Config snippets for each variant
- Important notes on key interchangeability and billing

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GLM model family overview + how to use it in Moltbot
You want GLM models in Moltbot
You need the model naming convention and setup

GLM Models

GLM is a model family developed by Zhipu AI. GLM models are available through two platforms:

  • Z.AI (api.z.ai) - International platform
  • Zhipu AI (bigmodel.cn) - China mainland platform

Provider Options

Provider Platform Use Case
zai Z.AI (International) Pay-as-you-go
zai-coding Z.AI (International) Coding Plan subscription
zhipu Zhipu AI (China) Pay-as-you-go
zhipu-coding Zhipu AI (China) Coding Plan subscription

CLI Setup

# International users
moltbot onboard --auth-choice zai-api-key

# China users
moltbot onboard --auth-choice zhipu-api-key

Config Snippet

{
  env: { ZAI_API_KEY: "sk-..." },
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "zai/glm-4.7" } } }
}

Available Models

  • glm-4.7 - Latest flagship model (205K context)
  • glm-4.6 - Previous generation (205K context)
  • glm-4.6v - Vision model (128K context)
  • glm-4.5 - Balanced performance (131K context)
  • glm-4.5-air - Lighter variant (131K context)
  • glm-4.5-flash - Faster variant (131K context)

Model availability may vary by region; check the platform docs for the latest.

Notes

  • Model IDs follow the pattern {provider}/glm-{version} (e.g., zai/glm-4.7, zhipu/glm-4.7)
  • For detailed provider setup, see /providers/zai