GLM Z1 9B

Z.ai's compact open-source reasoning model at 9B parameters, Apache 2.0. Part of the Z.ai open-source 9B/32B series covering base, reasoning, and rumination variants.

Model Specifications

ArchitectureTEXT

Parameters9B

Familyglm

VRAM (Q4)4.5GB

Open-sourced alongside GLM-Z1-32B. Good for edge/local reasoning deployment.

#zhipu#reasoning#efficient#apache2#open-sourceSource

Estimated Quantization Sizes

Format	Precision	Est. VRAM	Recommendation
FP16 / BF16	16-bit	18.0 GB	Uncompressed Base
Q8_0High	8-bit	9.0 GB	Near Lossless
Q6_K	6-bit	6.8 GB	Excellent Balance
Q4_K_MPopular	4-bit	4.5 GB	Standard Use

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