What is GLM-5.1 and where to get it?

Z.ai's 754B-parameter open model, MIT-licensed, on Hugging Face or OpenRouter. Generates animated SVGs with CSS.

Does GLM-5.1 really fix its own SVG bugs?

Yes—diagnosed a CSS transform override in Simon Willison's pelican test and output the fix.

Is GLM-5.1 free for commercial use?

MIT license says yes, no restrictions. Perfect for production if you handle the compute.

GLM-5.1: The 754B Model That Animates SVGs Like a Pro

Forget static benchmarks. GLM-5.1, Z.ai's 754B open-weights beast, spits out dancing pelicans in animated SVG— and debugs itself. This is AI grasping the messy reality of code in motion.

theAIcatchup Apr 09, 2026 3 min read

Animated pelican SVG with wobbling beak and spinning wheels generated by GLM-5.1

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GLM-5.1 masters animated SVG with CSS, self-debugging real rendering issues. 𝕏
MIT license on 754B scale democratizes high-capability AI for production. 𝕏
Shifts focus from benchmarks to practical, context-aware code generation. 𝕏

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