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GLM 5.2 Clearly Explained (and how to set it up)
aired Jun 23, 2026
In this episode I sit down with Amir to get tactical about running local AI models as part of a daily workflow. We center on GLM 5.2 from ZAI, how it stacks up against frontier models like Opus 4.8, and how a fusion approach lets you sequence a heavy thinking model with a lighter execution model for the best output at the lowest cost.
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