GLM-5.2 is the first open-weights model to cross 80% on Terminal-Bench and beats every other open model available
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GLM-5.2 is the first open-weights model to exceed 80% on Terminal-Bench, surpassing all other open models and even Gemini, making it a frontier-level model at a fraction of the cost.
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