# zai-glm-4.6 — Deprecated

For zai-glm-4.6, provider is Cerebras; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is 2026-01-20; recommended replacement is Z.ai GLM 4.7; platform / deployment scope is Cerebras Inference API, recorded from its source on 2026-09-09.

- **Provider:** Cerebras _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Model ID / API name:** zai-glm-4.6 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Deprecated _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deprecation announced:** 2026-01-20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** Z.ai GLM 4.7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Platform / deployment scope:** Cerebras Inference API _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 2026-01-20 Deprecated zai-glm-4.6 We recommend migrating to Z.ai GLM 4.7 .

## Source

- https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/support/deprecation

Last verified: 2026-09-09. Review by: 2026-10-09.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).