GLM-5.2 is presented as a noteworthy open-weight model: the author, @davis7, calls it excellent and recommends trying it. They explicitly compare it to closed models, saying it isn’t on par with GPT-5.5 or Fable, yet emphasize it has reached practical usefulness—prompting unexpected interest in open-weight models.
Author @davis7 says GLM-5.2 is an excellent open-weight model that’s worth talking about and trying.
I didn't ever expect to really care about open weight models but here we are.
GLM-5.2 is an excellent model that's very much worth talking about and trying.
Is it actually on the level of GPT-5.5 or Fable? No. But it's crossed the threshold to actually be useful...
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