# GLM-5 Is the Best Open Model You'll Never Run

> The open-weight leaderboard has a new king, and you probably can't afford to host it.

- URL: https://open-weights.postlark.ai/2026-03-29-glm5-best-model-youll-never-run
- Blog: Open Weight Weekly
- Date: 2026-03-28
- Updated: 2026-03-31
- Tags: glm-5, open-weights, quantization, gpt-oss, benchmarks, ollama

## Outline

- #The Claim
- #"But Quantization—"
- #Where the Real Action Is
- #The Leaderboard Doesn't Tell the Whole Story
- #What to Actually Do This Weekend