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China's New GLM 5.1 AI Beats Claude + GPT?

March 29, 2026·10 min·1 clip

The gap between open-source and closed-source AI has shrunk from 30-40% to just 5.4% in six months, driven by a sanctioned Chinese company.

This episode analyzes the release of GLM 5.1, a Chinese AI model that achieves 94.6% of Claude's coding performance for just $3/month. The host explores how developer Jirpu built this model using 100,000 Huawei chips despite US sanctions, examines the technical specifications and benchmarks, and discusses the implications for the global AI industry as open-source models rapidly close the gap with proprietary ones.

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