Pranav Sriram · on GLM-5.2
For my research, Fable felt like a clear step change … I was excited about the GLM 5.2 hype and tried it; sadly it's nowhere close
Task Evaluating models for research work (alongside Fable and GPT-5.5 Pro).
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@Hesamation · on GLM-5.2
GLM 5.2 ranks unusually high on FrontierSWE (long-horizon agentic engineering) … using it with OpenCode is also not far from the quality of Claude Code or Codex.
Task Day-to-day agentic coding with GLM-5.2 in OpenCode.
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Guillermo Rauch · on GLM-5.2
Genuinely impressed, almost shocked, at how good GLM-5.2 … is at coding. This changes things.
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Theo · on GLM-5.2
Having an open weight model surpass GPT-5.4 and every Gemini model is dope. That said - it's not cheap. Both Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5 set to "medium" are cheaper and smarter than GLM-5.2
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Hassan · on GLM-5.2
Asked GLM 5.2 (left) and Opus 4.8 (right) to design a menu and GLM has even better taste while being 4x cheaper. GLM also nailed a lot of small details like adding "chef's pick" and "vegetatian" tags to some dishes.
Task Asked GLM-5.2 and Opus 4.8 to design a restaurant menu (UI/design).
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