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GLM 5.2: why I’m replacing Opus in Claude Code with this new model

June 24, 2026·27 min·4-min readsolotechnology
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GLM 5.2, an open-weight Chinese-trained model from Z.ai, delivers near-opus-level reasoning and coding performance at a fraction of the cost of proprietary models like GPT-4 or Claude Opus, with strong capabilities in HTML generation, codebase analysis, and long-running autonomous tasks.

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