DeepSeek V4, Kimi K2.6, GLM-5.1, MiniMax M2.7: frontier-tier coding at 5–25× lower cost
Four Chinese labs shipped frontier coding models in 12 days. GLM-5.1 MIT license ties Kimi K2.6 on SWE-Bench Pro at 58.4%. Cost gap is 5–25× vs Western APIs.
Four Chinese labs shipped frontier coding models in 12 days. GLM-5.1 MIT license ties Kimi K2.6 on SWE-Bench Pro at 58.4%. Cost gap is 5–25× vs Western APIs.