New in Kilo Code: GLM-4.7
Z.AI's newest model is a major upgrade
If you thought the year was over for big model releases, Z.AI just proved you wrong. They just released their latest model, GLM-4.7, and it’s already live in Kilo for cutting-edge coders to try.
GLM-4.7 is a model that doesn’t just bump the parameter count—it fundamentally changes how open-weight models handle complexity.
The model features upgrades in two key areas: enhanced programming capabilities and more stable multi-step reasoning/execution, especially around executing complex agent tasks.
Z.AI is going head to head with the major SOTA model providers with GLM-4.7. Two overall improvements stood out to us:
Enhanced Programming Capabilities: Substantially improves model performance in multi-language coding and terminal agent applications. GLM-4.7 now implements a “think before acting” mechanism within programming frameworks like Kilo, delivering more stable performance on complex tasks
Enhanced reasoning capabilities: Significantly improved mathematical and reasoning skills, achieving 42.8% on the HLE (“Human Last Exam”) benchmark—a 41% increase over GLM-4.6 and surpassing GPT-5.1
From University to the World: The Rise of Zhipu AI
To understand why this model matters, you have to understand where it came from. Zhipu AI didn’t start as a typical VC-backed startup; it began as a research project within Tsinghua University’s Knowledge Engineering Group (KEG).
Founded in 2019 by Professor Tang Jie and his team, the lab spent years refining large-scale pre-training techniques before “LLM” was a buzzword. They gained global attention with GLM-130B, an open-source model that quietly outperformed GPT-3 on many benchmarks.
Today, they have transitioned from an academic lab to one of China’s “Six Tigers” of AI—a full-scale commercial research lab that rivals DeepSeek and OpenAI in technical density.
Kilo Coders have been fans of Z.AI’s GLM-4.6 for its speed, reliability and cost efficiency. We are excited to see what our users do with GLM-4.7, and which of Kilo’s Modes they choose to use it the most for.
How to Get Z.AI GLM-4.7
GLM-4.7 is available to all Kilo Code users. No downloads. No GPU configuration. Just powerful coding that works with Kilo Code features such as Cloud Agents and Code Reviews.
Here’s how to try it for yourself.
Open Kilo
Switch your model to Z.AI: GLM-4.7
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