GLM-5 Becomes First Open-Weights Model to Hit 50 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Zhipu AI and Tsinghua University's GLM-5 has set a new benchmark for open-weight models, reportedly fooling developers into thinking it was a Western frontier model — another signal that China's open-source AI ecosystem is closing the gap fast.
Zhipu AI, in collaboration with Tsinghua University, released GLM-5, which has become the first open-weights model to score 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, as detailed by @sukh_saroy. The milestone is notable not just for the score itself but for the anecdotal reports that developers testing the model blind couldn't distinguish it from leading Western proprietary systems.
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