AnalysisAI ModelsSeptember 1, 2026

Ox Alpha unmasked as Zhipu's GLM-5.3-Flash

An anonymous model called Ox Alpha served 42 trillion tokens on OpenRouter in six days before being revealed as Zhipu's GLM-5.3-Flash. Theo audited hundreds of PRs for $0.12, calling it on par with Opus 4.8 at a tenth of the price.

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6 days · 4 reports · 4 of 5 shown

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