open-weights

Kimi K3 vs Opus 4.8: What the Open-Weights Challenger Actually Delivers

Moonshot's Kimi K3 is the first open 3-trillion-parameter model, and its makers say it closes the gap with Anthropic's Opus 4.8. Here is what the sources actually show — and how to read the claim.

07/18/2026 · Model Evaluation · 9 min read

How to Run GLM-5.2 Locally: Setup, Hardware, and How It Stacks Up for Agents

GLM-5.2 is the strongest text-only open-weights LLM right now, and it's built for long-horizon agent work. Here's how to run GLM-5.2 locally, the hardware you actually need, and an honest read on whether it belongs in your agent stack.

06/23/2026 · AI Tutorials · 11 min read

GLM-5.2: The New Leader in Open-Weights LLMs for Long-Horizon Agents

GLM-5.2 ships under an MIT license with a 1M-token context and now tops the open-weights field for long-horizon coding and agent work. Here's the evidence, how it compares, and how to run it.

06/22/2026 · Model Evaluation · 7 min read

GLM-5.2 for Agents: What's New and How to Run It

GLM-5.2 is being positioned as the most powerful text-only open-weights LLM for long-horizon agents. Here's what changed, how to judge the "most powerful open model" claim, and how to think about running GLM-5.2 in an agent loop.

06/20/2026 · Research · 8 min read