About
Zhipu AI is a leading Chinese AI company focused on developing foundational large language models (LLMs) and building AI-powered applications. Their flagship model, GLM-130B, is a powerful open-source bilingual (Chinese and English) model. They aim to provide advanced AI capabilities for various industries.
Key facts
At-a-glance profile data
- Website
- zhipu.ai
- Headquarters
- Beijing, China
- Founded
- 2019
- Total funding
- $7.7B (Funding Round)
- Business model
- B2B
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Funding Round | Undisclosed | - |
| 15 May 2024 | Growth | $4.0B | - |
| 26 Oct 2023 | Series C | $300M | Alibaba |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Series B+ | $3.4B | Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, Xiaomi, Sequoia China, Hillhouse Capital, Boyu Capital, China Structural Reform Fund |
“The trillion-dollar (HKD) valuation has sparked intense debate. Zhipu AI's 2025 annual report showed revenue of RMB 724 million against a net loss of RMB 4.7 billion, with R&D spending of RMB 3.18 billion.”
View on Reddit“ALIBABA CLOUD WILL REPORT STRONG GROWTH THANKS TO ZHIPU.AI and QWEN WHICH IS GRABBING MARKET SHARE FROM ANTHROOIC. BABA is the 2nd largest investor in Knowledge Atlas (Zhipu.AI).”
View on Reddit“Zhipu AI’s stock rockets after Chinese firm makes GLM-5.2 open source.”
View on Reddit“Zhipu AI breaks US chip reliance with first major model trained on Huawei stack (GLM-Image).”
View on Reddit“Update: we got our revenge and now beat Deepmind, Microsoft, Zhipu AI and Alibaba. Three weeks ago we open-sourced our agent that uses mobile apps like a human. At that moment, we were #2 on AndroidWorld (behind Zhipu AI).”
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Zhipu AI raised?
Zhipu AI has raised a total of $7.7B in funding. The most recent round on record is Funding Round.
What is Zhipu AI's current status?
Zhipu AI's current operating status is: Inactive.