GLM-5.2 Made It Official: 9 of the Top 10 Open-Source LLMs Are Chinese
A recent analysis indicates that nine out of the top ten open-source large language models are now developed in China, with Llama being the only non-Chinese model remaining in the top tier. This shift is attributed to the release of models like GLM-5.2, DeepSeek-R1, and Qwen3, which have achieved state-of-the-art performance in various benchmarks, including coding, reasoning, and multimodal capabilities. Developers outside of China are facing access friction, requiring workarounds like third-party gateways such as haotokai.com to utilize these powerful models. AI
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