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GLM 5.2
Language model from Zhipu AI, used through the Z.ai assistant, built for long task chains and coding.
first seen 19 Jun 2026
23mentions
20creators
100%organic
Who actually uses GLM 5.2
From tracked mentions across YouTube, podcasts, X and newsletters. Active = mentioned in the last 120 days.
- Tech With Tim2.1M reach · since 23 Jul 20261×
- Two Minute Papers1.8M reach · since 1 Sept 20261×
- IBM Technology1.8M reach · since 15 Jul 20261×
- sentdex1.4M reach · since 19 Sept 20261×
- Teacher's Tech1.2M reach · since 29 Jun 20261×
- Nate Herk | AI Automation1.0M reach · since 19 Jun 20261×
- Matt Wolfe1.0M reach · since 13 Jul 20262×
- Vaibhav Sisinty849k reach · since 21 Jun 20261×
- Matthew Berman636k reach · since 29 Aug 20261×
- AI Explained450k reach · since 2 Jul 20261×
- David Ondrej417k reach · since 24 Jun 20261×
- Andy Stapleton386k reach · since 18 Aug 20262×
- AI Master328k reach · since 19 Jul 20261×
- bycloud233k reach · since 23 Jul 20261×
- Stefan 3D AI177k reach · since 23 Aug 20261×
- IndyDevDan148k reach · since 29 Jun 20262×
- ICOR with Tom | AI Productivity113k reach · since 1 Jul 20261×
- Developers Digest64.9k reach · since 21 Jun 20261×
The receipts
Verbatim quotes, ≤120 characters, linked to the second they were said.
Linked in the description for GLM 5.2
Linked in the description for GLM 5.2
GLM-5.3-Flash Released
In this video I show you exactly what Z.ai (GLM 5.2) produced for free
Btw: the news just came out today that the model is indeed glm 5.3 -_- my hard work hahaaha. Either way there are a lot
Linked in the description for GLM 5.2
I've been testing GLM 5.2 on Z.ai and it genuinely made me question why I'm paying $30 a month for Claude.
including GPT 5.6, Fable 5, Opus 5, Kimi K3, Grok 4.5, GLM 5.2, and Gemini 3.6 Flash.
Open weight models are the escape hatch. Kimi K3, GLM 5.2, Minimax, Qwen.
GLM-5.2 [Blog
GLM 5.2 is one of the best open source models available right now
what the local AI hardware moment (Mac Studio M3 Ultra, RTX 5090, GLM-5.2) really means for your workflow.
Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 is, according to some, as good at finding vulnerabilities as Mythos.
I used the new GLM 5.2 model to build it.
GLM 5.2 + New Paper on Large Model Learning
Running open source GLM 5.2 in the same folder
GLM-5.2 just became the leading open weight model on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
This is a brand new open model that scores near the top of the pack while costing a fraction of the big paid AI tools.
Local AI, GLM 5.2, Fable 5 and more...
The video reviews GLM 5.2, ZAI’s latest flagship open-weight model
GLM-5.2, a brand new free AI from China, just shook up the entire industry.
I switched Claude Code over to GLM 5.2 and ran it all day.
Is there a newer or better tool?
No public switch source is available here for a move away from GLM 5.2. This does not establish that nobody switched. Other tracked tools in AI Assistants are listed below.
FAQ
Do creators actually use GLM 5.2, or is it sponsored?+
Of 23 tracked GLM 5.2 mentions with receipts, 23 are organic (genuine workflow use) — 100% organic. Every mention is labelled by source, and payment never changes the ranking.