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Perplexity Fine-Tuned a Chinese AI Model to Match Claude Opus 4.8 at One-Third the Cost
Perplexity fine-tuned a Chinese AI model called GLM 5.2 to match Claude Opus 4.8's performance at one-third the cost. The model combines a cheaper open-source base with a frontier advisor and is already in production use.
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