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GLM-5.2's release has generated a community focal point rivaled only by DeepSeek R1, exceeding even the 'DeepSeek Moment' the author previously used to describe Kimi K2's release.
The author argues GLM-5.2 is only the second open-model release (after DeepSeek R1) to become such a dominant topic of discussion, surpassing his own earlier 'DeepSeek Moment' comparison for Kimi K2. ✦ AI generated
Nathan Lambert · Interconnects · 2026-06-22 · original ↗
Such a focal point of discussion among the community has only been so clear with an open model release once before — DeepSeek R1. This is not a comparison I make lightly, and when I compared Kimi K2's release to a "DeepSeek Moment," GLM-5.2 has well exceeded that.
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- ·Community focal point rivaled only by DeepSeek R1
- ·Exceeds author's own 'DeepSeek Moment' label
- ·Comparison not made lightly, per Nathan Lambert
- ·First: DeepSeek R1's open-model release
- ·Second: Kimi K2, dubbed a 'DeepSeek Moment'
- ·GLM-5.2 has 'well exceeded' that Kimi K2 bar
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