GLM-Z1 Air is ZAI's lightweight reasoning variant, delivering basic chain-of-thought analysis with minimal compute requirements. It provides reasoning capabilities at the budget tier, making structured thinking accessible for cost-sensitive applications.
Z1 Air handles simple analytical tasks — basic math, logical deductions, simple comparisons — with visible reasoning traces, making it suitable for educational applications and lightweight analytical workflows.
Key Features
Lightweight reasoning at budget pricing
Basic chain-of-thought traces
Minimal compute requirements
Good for simple analytical tasks
Bilingual support (Chinese + English)
Ideal Use Cases
Budget-friendly reasoning applications
Educational tools requiring visible thinking
Simple analytical automation
Lightweight classification with reasoning
Technical Specifications
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Provider | ZAI |
| Category | Text Generation / Reasoning |
| Reasoning Mode | Lightweight |
| Tier | Budget |
API Usage
1 curl -X POST https://api.vincony.com/v1/chat/completions \ 2 -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ 3 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ 4 -d '{ 5 "model": "zai/glm-z1-air", 6 "messages": [ 7 { "role": "user", "content": "Hello, GLM-Z1 Air!" } 8 ] 9 }'
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your Vincony API key. OpenAI-compatible endpoint — works with any OpenAI SDK.
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