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Z.ai launches GLM-5 flagship open-weight model, touts best-in-class performance
Bay Area Times
February 12, 2026
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1. Z.ai launches GLM-5 flagship open-weight model, touts best-in-class performance
GLM-5 jumps 8 points from GLM-4.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index:
Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex still dominate the AI model race overall.
200K token context, unchanged from GLM-4.7; 744B parameters, including 40B active.
Requires 1.5GB of memory to store weights in native BF16 precision.
MIT License.
Pricing: $1 / $3.2 per 1M input/output tokens, vs. Kimi K2.5’s $0.6 / $3.
Relatedly, Z.ai said it will hike GLM coding plan prices by at least 30% for new subscribers.
Additionally, DeepSeek expanded the context window of its flagship model past 1M tokens.
Z.ai led a rally in Chinese AI stocks, +29% after unveiling the GLM-5 model
2. Apptronik raises $520M at $5.5B+ valuation to commercialize cheaper humanoid robots
Google, Mercedes-Benz, and B Capital led the round, while AT&T Ventures, John Deere & Co., and QIA also participated.
The investment extends a $415M fundraise completed in Feb. 2025.
Apptronik is focused on manufacturing and logistics, with plans to expand into healthcare, retail, and hospitality before home use.
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4. xAI needs moon factory, giant catapult to launch AI satellites, Elon tells employees
