GLM 5.3 Flash takes 54% of Bolt Forge prompts in three days, beating DeepSeek and Kimi combined
SimplyAnnisa · x · 2026-09-18
Bolt open-sourced its Forge model mode to 11M+ users, and the early usage split is striking: GLM 5.3 Flash captured 54% of prompts in three days, more than DeepSeek V4 Pro (17%), GLM 5.3 (15%), and Kimi K3 (14%) combined. The fastest, cheapest model with up to 2x prompt size won, showing builders prioritize speed and cost over model hype in coding workflows.
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