AI News Today | Julian Goldie Podcast

China’s GLM 5.2 is TERRIFYING!

June 16, 2026·13 min
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GLM 5.2 vs Claude Opus 4.8: I Ran 5 Build Tests (China Won 4) + The CatchThe video compares China’s new GLM 5.2 (by ZAI, released June 13, 2026) against Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 (released May 28) using the same five build prompts. GLM 5.2 produces better results in four tests—a running game, an Apple-style landing page, a liquid-sloshing animation, and a neon arcade game—while Claude wins the fifth test with a cleaner moving solar system map. The script highlights pricing differences (Claude’s per-token API costs vs GLM’s flat monthly coding plan) and argues the best approach is to run both: use GLM for cheap “building” tasks and Claude for deeper thinking inside a unified “agent operating system.” It notes key catches: no independent benchmarks yet, and GLM’s API/chatbot/open weights are coming next week.00:00 GLM vs Claude Setup01:28 Build Test 1 Runner Game02:01 Build Test 2 Landing Page02:26 Build Tests 3 and 4 Animations03:48 Test 5 and Price Shock04:54 Stop Picking Sides05:26 Agent OS Workflow07:01 The Catch and Missing Proof08:14 Agent OS Offer Break09:13 Daily Business Use Example11:13 Why Agents Beat Model Chasing12:28 Final Verdict Run Both

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