Best Z.ai Models for Writing

The best AI models for writing — drafting, editing, long-form content and creative work — ranked by general capability (the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index) among models with the context to hold a full draft. There is no single writing benchmark, so this ranking uses overall intelligence as the proxy that correlates best with prose quality, restricted to models with at least 100K tokens of context.

1. 1
   glm-5.2

   ReasoningToolsJSON51.1 intel · $0.818/M · 1.0M ctx
   51.1

   Intelligence
2. 2
   glm-5.1

   ReasoningToolsJSON40.2 intel · $0.966/M · 205K ctx
   40.2

   Intelligence
3. 3
   glm-5

   ReasoningToolsJSON39.5 intel · $0.950/M · 205K ctx
   39.5

   Intelligence
4. 4
   glm-5-turbo

   ReasoningToolsJSON38.1 intel · $1.20/M · 203K ctx
   38.1

   Intelligence
5. 5
   glm-5v-turbo

   ReasoningToolsJSON+134.5 intel · $1.20/M · 203K ctx
   34.5

   Intelligence
6. 6
   glm-4.7

   ReasoningToolsJSON33.7 intel · $0.400/M · 205K ctx
   33.7

   Intelligence
7. 7
   glm-4.6

   ReasoningToolsJSON23.0 intel · $0.500/M · 205K ctx
   23.0

   Intelligence
8. 8
   glm-4.7-flash

   ReasoningToolsJSON22.9 intel · $0.060/M · 203K ctx
   22.9

   Intelligence
9. 9
   glm-4.5

   ReasoningToolsJSON19.5 intel · $0.600/M · 131K ctx
   19.5

   Intelligence
10. 10
    glm-4.5-air

    ReasoningTools16.5 intel · $0.130/M · 131K ctx
    16.5

    Intelligence
11. 11
    glm-4.6v

    ReasoningToolsJSON+111.0 intel · $0.300/M · 131K ctx
    11.0

    Intelligence