China's GLM-5.2 rivals Claude and GPT-5.5 and was released a day after the US export ban on Anthropic models.

Z.ai's open-weight model leads the accessible field on domestic chips.

Chinese AI models like GLM-5.2 spark debate as experts clash over whether they could threaten OpenAI and Anthropic.

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