How to use GLM-5 for free with Modal
You can use GLM-5 model for free with Modal.com until April 30th, 2026
Just head over to: https://modal.com/glm-5-endpoint and get your API key by logging into your Modal account (even free account is enough)
Once you’ve the API key you can use it using this API endpoint
curl -X POST "https://api.us-west-2.modal.direct/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $MODAL_RESEARCH_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "zai-org/GLM-5-FP8",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "How many r-s are in strawberry?"
}
],
"max_tokens": 500
}'
And you can view the requests in the web app itself as well.
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