# GLM-5 Releases 744B Open Weights with Ascend Deployment Support

Times of AI Desk · 2026-02-12 · Models

[https://timesof.ai/2026/02/zhipu-ai-releases-glm-5-745b-open-frontier-model](https://timesof.ai/2026/02/zhipu-ai-releases-glm-5-745b-open-frontier-model)

> Z.ai released GLM-5, a 744B-total, 40B-active MoE model under MIT licensing. Huawei confirmed Ascend deployment and training-reproduction support; that does not establish the original model was trained exclusively on Huawei hardware.

**Correction / update, October 14, 2026:** The inspected sources support Ascend deployment and training reproduction, not exclusive original training. That earlier claim is withdrawn pending verification; the model card specifies 744B total parameters and MIT licensing.

Z.ai’s **GLM-5** targets coding and long-horizon agent work. Its official model card specifies **744 billion total parameters, 40 billion active**, a mixture-of-experts architecture and **MIT licensing**. This replaces the earlier uncertain 744–754B range.

Huawei’s February 12 announcement confirms Ascend support for deployment and training reproduction. That is narrower than proving the original model was trained exclusively on Ascend and MindSpore without NVIDIA hardware. This review has not established that stronger claim.

The later technical paper describes optimization across seven domestic chip platforms, including Ascend. The model card’s performance comparisons remain **vendor-reported**, not an independently checked February leaderboard snapshot.

## Limits

The model’s exact training-hardware provenance has not been independently established here. Unverified stock-move ranges, demand/pricing claims and unnamed Reuters/OpenRouter references have been removed rather than presented as checked facts.

## Sources

- [Z.ai: GLM-5 model card](https://huggingface.co/zai-org/GLM-5)
- [Huawei Ascend: GLM-5 support (February 12, 2026)](https://www.hiascend.com/activities/dynamic-news/648)
- [GLM-5 technical paper, revision February 24, 2026](https://arxiv.org/html/2602.15763v2)