Startup Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu, announced Monday that its new GLM-4.5 AI model would cost less than DeepSeek to use. In contrast to the logic underlying existing AI models, Z.ai said its new GLM-4.5 is built on what’s known as “agentic” AI, meaning that the model automatically breaks down a task into sub-tasks in order to complete it more accurately. The new model is also open sourced, meaning it is free for developers to download and use.
