---
title: "Z.ai unveils GLM-5.1, enabling AI coding agents to run autonomously for hours"
date: 2026-04-08
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=69d63e9e3776439bb0c6eb8dad11b95d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.infoworld.com%2farticle%2f4155622%2fz-ai-unveils-glm-5-1-enabling-ai-coding-agents-to-run-autonomously-for-hours-2.html&c=1692154681680608575&mkt=en-us
description: "The Chinese company said its new open-source model can continue to improve over hundreds of iterations, as AI vendors race to build tools that can handle longer software tasks."
---

# Z.ai unveils GLM-5.1, enabling AI coding agents to run autonomously for hours

The Chinese company said its new open-source model can continue to improve over hundreds of iterations, as AI vendors race to build tools that can handle longer software tasks.

*Published: 2026-04-08*