GLM (Zhipu AI) with OpenClaw

Configure GLM-5, GLM-4.7 via Volcano Engine or Z.AI

GLM (Zhipu AI) models are supported via Volcano Engine (volcengine) or Z.AI (zai). Volcano Engine offers GLM-4.7; Z.AI provides GLM-5, GLM-4.7, and Coding Plan variants.

Volcano Engine

Use volcengine/glm-4-7-251222. See Volcano Engine for setup.

Z.AI

Onboard with openclaw onboard --auth-choice zai-api-key. Configure as zai/glm-5. Get API key from Z.AI console.

Why GLM

  • Chinese market — Strong for CN users
  • Coding Plan — Code-optimized models
  • Two paths — Volcano Engine or Z.AI