ModelsModel releaseLarge Language Models · Agents & Tool Use · Applications2 sources · Oct 13, 2026

Z.ai GLM-Legal Beats Claude Fable 5 and Kimi K3 on Harvey LAB

GLM-Legal is a legal AI model from Z.ai, built on GLM-5.3-Flash and trained for agentic legal work.

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Key points

  • Z.ai lists no separate GLM-Legal parameter count.
  • Best: 19.17% Harvey LAB task pass rate, #7 of 79 on Vals AI, at $0.15 per test.
  • GLM-Legal is a domain-specialized version of GLM-5.3-Flash for law firms, in-house counsel and compliance teams.
  • Z.ai’s legal AI model for contract review and compliance

Sources (2)

  • [1]Z.ai GLM-Legal Beats Claude Fable 5 and Kimi K3 on Harvey LAB
    MarkTechPost · Oct 13, 08:19 AM
    GLM-Legal is a legal AI model from Z.ai, built on GLM-5.3-Flash and trained for agentic legal work.
    Z.ai lists no separate GLM-Legal parameter count.
  • [2]GLM-Legal
    Product Hunt: AI launches · Oct 12, 04:24 PM
    Z.ai’s legal AI model for contract review and compliance

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