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Cyber & Technology April 8, 2026 470 stories in this edition

China’s Zhipu AI open-sources flagship model, raises prices to narrow gap with US rivals

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China’s Zhipu AI open-sources flagship model, raises prices to narrow gap with US rivals

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Chinese artificial intelligence company Zhipu AI open-sourced its latest flagship model, GLM-5.1, on Wednesday while raising application programming interface prices by 10 per cent, signalling a shift towards monetising advanced AI capabilities as competition with US rivals intensifies. The move marked Zhipu’s second price increase this year, following a broader overhaul in February that lifted rates for its coding s...

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Chinese artificial intelligence company Zhipu AI open-sourced its latest flagship model, GLM-5.1, on Wednesday while raising application programming interface prices by 10 per cent, signalling a shift towards monetising...

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