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Perplexity cuts reasoning costs with Chinese open-source model, claims Claude Opus-level performance at one-third the cost

Perplexity released a research preview of a model it post-trained from Chinese open-source AI model GLM 5.2 for its agent system. It said the model delivers performance comparable to Anthropic\'s Claude Opus 4.8 at about one-third of the cost, routing most tasks to GLM 5.2 and sending only difficult ones to Opus 4.8. The company said the approach reduced costs versus using Opus for all tasks.

Industry

AI industry shifts toward in-house chips as Chinese firms join in

AI model developers are increasingly seeking to secure their own AI chips, moving beyond niche efforts, as major U.S. and Chinese tech companies work to cut reliance on outside suppliers and reduce costs. OpenAI has co-developed an inference server chip with Broadcom and plans to expand its use after starting servers later this year. Reports also point to Anthropic and Chinese AI firms DeepSeek and Z.ai exploring in-house chip development.

AI & Enterprise

China considers limiting overseas access to top domestic AI models

The Chinese government has held talks with major technology companies about limiting overseas access to the country’s top AI models, Reuters reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The discussions include models that have not yet been made public. People from Alibaba, ByteDance and startup Z.ai attended the meeting, the sources said. The scope and timing of any restrictions remain under discussion and uncertain.