# GLM-4.5-Air vs Kolibri-1 (slim)

> Kolibri-1 scores 61 (C) to GLM-4.5-Air's 59.1 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Kolibri-1 scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against GLM-4.5-Air's 59.1 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. GLM-4.5-Air leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- GLM-4.5-Air: C 59.1, rank #62 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/glm-4-5-air.min.md
- Kolibri-1: C 61, rank #38 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kolibri-1.min.md
- GLM-4.5-Air, good for Agents with two to four datacentre GPUs, or a provider account, who want a permissively licensed English and Chinese tool-calling model with wide runtime support. Ahead on Reach, 65 against 60.
- Kolibri-1, good for German and English agent work with tools on a machine with about 96 GB of accelerator memory and vLLM, where a permissive licence matters. Ahead on Agent interface, 90 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 70 against 38. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.8 out of 5.

| Category | GLM-4.5-Air | Kolibri-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 60 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 38 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GLM-4.5-Air | Kolibri-1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | Aleph Alpha |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2025-08-11 | 2026-10-19 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |