# Z.ai (Zhipu): SI Lab Profile and Safety Record > Z.ai, formerly Zhipu, is a Chinese SI developer that makes the GLM models. Its Containment Board grade is D, with its models, safety policy and Rogue Log cases. Source: https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/zai/ Updated: 2026-11-08 1. [Home](https://enterrsi.si/) 2. [Encyclopedia](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/) 3. Z.ai (Zhipu) RSI Encyclopedia · Lab # Z.ai (Zhipu) Z.ai, formerly Zhipu, is a Chinese SI developer that makes the GLM models. Its Containment Board grade is **D** (GPA 0.86), rank 9 of 11. Overall grade : D Board rank : 9 of 11 Models listed : 1 Rogue Log cases : 0 ## The lab Z.ai, formerly Zhipu, is a Chinese SI developer that makes the GLM models. Z.ai, formerly Zhipu AI, signed the Seoul commitments and answered FLI's survey, and FLI rates it more transparent than its Chinese peers, but it has no published framework or whistleblower policy. It told FLI it commissioned no outside pre-release testing, and US CAISSI later called GLM-5.3 the most cyber-capable open-weight model released to date. ## Safety grades On the Containment Board Z.ai (Zhipu) gets **D overall** (GPA 0.86), rank 9 of 11. Each grade, its reasons and its sources are on the [Z.ai (Zhipu) report card](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/zai/). - Safety frameworkD - Outside testingD - Shutdown and pauseD - Incident disclosureD+ - Whistleblower protectionF ## Notable facts - US CAISSI called GLM-5.3, released Aug 14, 2026, the most cyber-capable open-weight model released to date, about four months behind the US frontier. ## Rules where it is based - In force [**Generative AI Measures**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/cn-generative-measures/) China - In force [**Labeling Measures**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/cn-labeling-measures/) China - In force [**Cybersecurity Law SI clause**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/cn-cybersecurity-law-amendment/) China - Voluntary or guidance [**Framework 3.0**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/cn-ai-safety-governance-framework/) China ## Sources 1. [AI Safety Index Summer 2026, full report: Whistleblowing Protection indicators and Reporting Culture and Whistleblowing Track Record](https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AI-Safety-Index-Summer-2026-Digital-14-Jul.pdf) Future of Life Institute · Jul 14, 2026 2. [Frontier AI Safety Commitments, AI Seoul Summit 2024](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024/frontier-ai-safety-commitments-ai-seoul-summit-2024) UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Feb 7, 2025 3. [Frontier AI Safety Policies (index of published company frameworks)](https://metr.org/fsp) METR · Nov 8, 2026 4. [CAISI's Assessment of Z.ai's GLM-5.3 Cyber Capabilities](https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/09/caisis-assessment-zais-glm-53-cyber-capabilities) NIST · Sep 17, 2026 The lab Lab : Z.ai (Zhipu) Based in : China Overall : D GPA : 0.86 Models in this encyclopedia - [GLM-5.3](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/glm-5-3/) Related terms [Frontier safety framework **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/frontier-safety-framework/)[Outside testing **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/pre-deployment-testing/)[Pause commitment **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/pause-commitment/)[Incident disclosure **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/incident-disclosure/)[Whistleblower protection **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/whistleblower-protection/)[Open weight model **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/open-weight-model/) Cite this entry "Z.ai (Zhipu)." The RSI Encyclopedia, enterrsi.si, November 8, 2026. https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/zai/ Free to cite under CC BY 4.0 with a link to enterrsi.si. The RSI Encyclopedia ## Keep reading 207 entries on the terms, labs, models, laws and events of rogue SI, plus every case in the Rogue Incident Database. [Previous lab xAI](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/xai/)[Next lab Alibaba (Qwen)](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/alibaba/) Enter RSI ## Every term, lab, model and law Browse the full A to Z index, filter by category or search for a name. [Open the encyclopedia](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/) [Incident Database](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/) [Containment Board](https://enterrsi.si/containment-board/)