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(CY) Z.ai, we need Air! GLM GGUF wen?

Z.ai users await efficient GLM models for local use

A user on r/LocalLLaMA is inquiring about the release of new, more efficient models from Z.ai, specifically asking for an "Air" version of their GLM models. The user notes that while GLM 5.1 is powerful for coding, its large size and speed limitations make it difficult for local use. They are hoping for a model with frontier reasoning and knowledge capabilities that can outperform existing models in agentic coding tasks with fewer tokens. AI

IMPACT User demand for more efficient, locally runnable models highlights a key challenge in AI deployment.

RANK_REASON User discussion and speculation about potential future model releases, rather than an actual release or announcement.

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 (CY) · /u/temperature_5 ·

    Z.ai, we need Air! GLM GGUF when?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>First we never saw an upgraded Air model after 4.5. Then GLM 4.7 Turbo was great, but quickly surpassed for coding. Now GLM 5.1 is a coding beast, but too huge for most to run locally, and even slow on API. Will we ever get another Air model with…