AI provider

Z.ai

Z.ai, also known as Zhipu AI, develops the GLM model family. The company was established in 2019 by a team with roots at Tsinghua University. Its work now includes text, visual understanding, image generation, speech and device-control models.

Company & leadership

CEO
Zhang Peng; also an executive director and general manager in the reviewed company disclosures.
Chairman
Liu Debing.
Listing completed
8 January 2026.

Founding team

  • Liu Debing, Li Juanzi, Tang Jie, Xu Bin, Zhang Peng and Wang Shaolan.

Models & tools