# China’s GLM 5.2 is TERRIFYING!

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Podcast: [AI News Today | Julian Goldie Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-news-today-julian-goldie-podcast-7573784)
Published: 2026-06-16T04:22:00+00:00
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## Resource

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 Setup 01:28 Build Test 1 Runner Game 02:01 Build Test 2 Landing Page 02:26 Build Tests 3 and 4 Animations 03:48 Test 5 and Price Shock 04:54 Stop Picking Sides 05:26 Agent OS Workflow 07:01 The Catch and Missing Proof 08:14 Agent OS Offer Break 09:13 Daily Business Use Example 11:13 Why Agents Beat Model Chasing 12:28 Final Verdict Run Both

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