A cheap Chinese AI model is closing in on Anthropic and OpenAI

The Next Web
By Alina Maria StanJul 2, 2026, 8:47 am66 pts
Chinese startup’s latest AI model has landed fourth on one of the industry’s most closely watched intelligence rankings, and it costs a fraction of what Anthropic or OpenAI charge for comparable performance. GLM-5.2, released last month by Beijing-based Z.ai, has become the talk of Silicon Valley for coding…

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