China's New Affordable AI Model Rivals OpenAI And Anthropic, All Details Here
Chinese AI models, particularly the new GLM 5. 2, are increasingly competitive with US counterparts like Anthropic and OpenAI. This model has gained attention for its coding capabilities and efficiency, leading to a rise in usage rankings. , Technology & Science, Times Now
Technology & ScienceAuthored by:Nishit Singh RaghuwanshiUpdated Jul 2, 2026, 14:21 ISTChinese AI models, particularly the new GLM 5. 2, are increasingly competitive with US counterparts like Anthropic and OpenAI. This model has gained attention for its coding capabilities and efficiency, leading to a rise in usage rankings. Chinese AI Is Catching Up With Anthropic And OpenAIChinese AI models have been trying their best to put up a fight against the US AI models. In a new development, it has been revealed that the recently launched Chinese GLM 5. 2 AI model is slowly catching up with Anthropic andOpenAIin terms of capability. The model has been making a lot of waves in the silicon valley because of its ability to code and conduct tasks with minimal prompting, which is at par with its US rivals and that too at a fraction of the cost. According to third-party platforms like OpenRouter, it has quickly gone up in the usage charts and even ranks above the Anthropic models. And the model has also gained a lot of praise from Snowflake's CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy to venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. US President Donald Trump's former AI czar, David Sacks, said, 'We now have a Chinese open-weight model that is as good as the currently available models from OpenAI and Anthropic. ' He said this before Washington lifted restrictions on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models on Tuesday. Sacks also said, 'It is just a tick below Opus 4. 8 (from Anthropic) and right up there with GPT 5. 5 (from OpenAI). We cannot afford to do things that slow our companies down. 'Because of these capabilities of Z. ai's GLM-5. 2, the debate of whether Chinese models are quickly catching up against their US rivals has heated up again. Some experts have also said that the Anthropic restriction and delayed public rollout for OpenAI 5. 6 has increased the demand of Chinese models. Founder of Concordia AI, which is a Beijing based consultancy focused on AI safety, Brian Tse, said, 'The international developer community is increasingly aware that relying solely on proprietary, U. S. -based API models carries significant risk. ' The only major concern for GLM 5. 2's global adoption is data security, because that comes as a good reason for other countries to ditch Chinese products - phones or AI models. Nishit Singh RaghuwanshiauthorA career journalist who spent six years playing around with smartphones, apps and gaming. As a hobby, Rudra enjoys researching mobile games, watching . . . View MoreNewsTechnology & ScienceEnd of Article