Zhipu GLM Provider

Zhipu AI develops the GLM (General Language Model) series, a family of Chinese AI models with strong multilingual and coding abilities.

Get an API Key

1. Go to open.bigmodel.cn
2. Create an account or sign in
3. Navigate to API Keys
4. Create a new key and copy it

Your key will be in the format id.secret (two parts separated by a dot).

Configure VibeCody

Option 1: Environment variable (recommended)

export ZHIPU_API_KEY="your-id.your-secret"
vibecli --provider zhipu

Option 2: Config file (~/.vibecli/config.toml)

[zhipu]
enabled = true
api_key = "your-id.your-secret"
model = "glm-4"

Model Selection

Default: glm-4

Override from the CLI:

vibecli --provider zhipu --model glm-4-flash

Authentication

Zhipu uses JWT-based authentication. VibeCody generates a JWT from the secret portion of your API key (using HMAC-SHA256) with a 1-hour expiry. This is handled automatically – just provide the full id.secret key.

Best For

• Chinese language tasks – native Chinese understanding and generation
• Multilingual coding – handles code with Chinese comments and documentation
• Alternative to Western models – independent model family

Verify Connection

vibecli --provider zhipu -c "Write a Python function to sort a list of dictionaries by key"

Troubleshooting

Authentication error

• Verify your key is in id.secret format (two parts separated by a dot)
• The key is used to generate a JWT internally – both parts are required

Connection issues

• Zhipu servers are hosted in China
• Some regions may experience higher latency