GLM desktop client — no API key, no VPN.
Floatboat puts Zhipu's GLM-4.6, GLM-4.5V vision, and CodeGeeX next to GPT, Claude, and Gemini in one workspace — on your Mac or Windows desktop, with no API key, no VPN, and no Chinese phone number.
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Ask GLM-4.6 anything — runs through Floatboat, no API key, no VPN.
Ask GLM-4.6 — open-weights frontier, drop in any file…
Mock picker — the real desktop app shows the same selector with live availability. Local-first: your prompts stay on your machine.
Every Zhipu GLM model, side-by-side with GPT and Claude.
Pick the best-fit model for the job, and switch any time without re-wiring keys or projects.
GLM-4.6
FlagshipOpen-weights frontier model — strong on Chinese + English reasoning, drop-in for OpenAI-style calls.
- Context
- 200K
- Weights
- Open
- Best at
- Bilingual reasoning
GLM-4.5V
VisionMultimodal — read screenshots, scanned docs, charts, and UI mocks with the same call.
- Inputs
- Image + text
- Best at
- Doc & UI parsing
- Context
- 128K
CodeGeeX-4
CodeMultilingual code model — completion, review, and small refactors across 80+ languages.
- Languages
- 80+
- Best at
- Completion + review
- Context
- 128K
Open-weights frontier, with the desktop polish.
Most overseas users hit the same wall: Chinese phone numbers, regional payments, API key plumbing, proxies. Floatboat removes all of that — and gives you more than a chat box.
| Capability | Floatboat | Web playgrounds | DIY API + proxy |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLM next to GPT, Claude, Gemini in one chat | Yes | No | No |
| Vision + reasoning + code from one picker | Yes | No | No |
| Reuse GLM workflows as Combo Skills | Yes | No | No |
| Works outside China without VPN | Yes | Yes | No |
| No Chinese phone / payment required | Yes | Yes | No |
| No bigmodel.cn API key juggling | Yes | Yes | No |
Mechanism
Three steps from download to first GLM answer.
01
Download Floatboat
Free for macOS and Windows. Sign in with one click — no credit card, no API key, no setup.
02
Pick GLM in the model picker
GLM-4.6, 4.5V, Z1-Air, and CodeGeeX appear next to GPT, Claude, and Gemini. Choose one and start.
03
Drop in files, screenshots, repos
GLM reads your PDFs, screenshots, and code with full access to your local files — no upload limits.
GLM, multiplied by the rest of Floatboat.
A chat tab is the floor. Inside Floatboat, every model plugs into your tacit memory, your reusable skills, your custom tools, and your agent group chat.
Tacit Engine
GLM inherits your tone, vocabulary, and decision style as you work.
Learn more →Combo Skills
Wrap a successful GLM-4.5V doc-parsing flow into a one-click playbook.
Learn more →Selfware
Let GLM scaffold a one-off internal tool for the spreadsheet you're staring at.
Learn more →FloatIM
Drop a GLM-powered agent into a group chat with humans and other agents.
Learn more →GLM on Floatboat — FAQ
Use GLM-4.6 without the VPN.
Download Floatboat for Mac or Windows and pick GLM from the model picker. Open-weights frontier, zero setup.