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Why AI Users Are Raving About GLM 5.2

29 min

This episode explores the rising excitement around GLM 5.2, an open-weight model from China that is being hailed as a potential DeepSeek R1 moment for its impressive coding and web design capabilities. Despite the ongoing Fable V saga and rumors of new models from Anthropic and OpenAI, GLM 5.2 has challenged the dominance of US labs, while the episode also covers Trump's comments on Anthropic, high-profile departures at DeepMind, and the shifting landscape of AI model adoption.

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✨ Key Takeaways

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GLM 5.2 is being compared to DeepSeek R1 for its surprising quality in coding and web design, reportedly beating Fable 5 in website design benchmarks.
2

Running GLM 5.2 locally is expensive (e.g., 8 NVIDIA H200 GPUs costing ~$400k), but it's accessible via routing tools like OpenRouter.
3

Rumors suggest Fable 5 could return soon, alongside potential releases of Sonnet 5 and GPT-5.6, with Trump's conciliatory tone hinting at resolution.
4

Nobel laureate John Jumper left DeepMind for Anthropic, adding to concerns about Google's competitiveness in the AI race.
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The episode argues the AI landscape is shifting beyond a two-horse race (OpenAI vs. Anthropic), with open-weight models enabling sovereign AI and diverse use cases.

💬 Notable Quotes

"GLM 5.2 feels like a turning point that's as significant as DeepSeek R1."

— Zhen Zhu
"This is not another AI slot model, don't ignore it. It feels like a Chat GPT moment for public open models."

— Itamar Golan
"The current continues to rage beneath the ice, and we continue to race towards our destination."

— Andrew Curran