Zhipu AI releases GLM-5.1, advancing its GLM language model series with improvements to long-horizon task handling. Long-horizon tasks require extended planning across multiple steps—a known capability gap in current LLMs. This positions Zhipu against OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in the ongoing race for improved reasoning capabilities.
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GLM-5.1: Towards Long-Horizon Tasks
Zhipu AI's GLM-5.1 targets a core LLM weakness—extended multi-step planning—positioning the Chinese lab to directly compete with OpenAI and Anthropic on reasoning capabilities.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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