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z.AI not recognised when using Custom Provider
🐛 Bug Report
Describe the bug
A clear and concise description of what the bug is. I'm trying to set up the custom provider to use ZAI, but whenever enter a key, it says it's an invalid key.
To Reproduce
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- Set provider to custom. 2 Set url to https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4/chat/completions (Open AI Compatible)
- Set model to glm-4.6
- Enter key
- Save - Invalid key error.
Expected behavior
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. I expected the key to be accepted and the AI provider to be set to GLM.
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=== VOICEINK SYSTEM INFORMATION === Generated: 29 October 2025 at 5:37:28 am
APP INFORMATION: App Version: 1.59 Build Version: 159
OPERATING SYSTEM: macOS Version: Version 26.0 (Build 25A354)
HARDWARE INFORMATION: Device Model: Mac16,5 CPU: Apple M4 Max Memory: 128 GB Architecture: Apple Silicon (ARM64)
AUDIO SETTINGS: Input Mode: Custom Device Current Audio Device: MacBook Pro Microphone Available Audio Devices: MacBook Pro Microphone, Tareks iPhone 16 Pro Max Microphone, Microsoft Teams Audio
HOTKEY SETTINGS: Primary Hotkey: Right Option (⌥) Secondary Hotkey: None
TRANSCRIPTION SETTINGS: Current Model: Large v3 Turbo AI Enhancement: Disabled AI Provider: Custom AI Model: Default (Custom)
PERMISSIONS: Accessibility: Granted Screen Recording: Granted Microphone: Granted
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- Impact: [e.g., Prevents transcription, Affects accuracy, UI issue, Performance problem]
- Workarounds: [Any temporary solutions you've found]
- Recent Changes: [Any recent macOS updates, VoiceInk updates, or system changes]
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Can you make sure that you have added credits on your developer account on Z.AI? I would love to add this natively, but I just tried it and it's very slow.
