Open-Source Models Like GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Now Outpace Last Year's Frontier

victormustar · x · 2026-10-01

Ahmad Osman notes that GLM 5.3 Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Qwen 3.8 Next Flash, and even the smaller Qwen 3.8 27B now outperform—on both intelligence and capabilities—every model considered "frontier intelligence" just 10 months ago at Christmas 2025, calling open-source AI "on fire."

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