Dev: frontier labs' non-flagship models are so weak that GLM and Kimi beat cheaper GPT tiers
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-10-03
Developer ivanbezdomny argues that frontier labs' models are unreliable and inefficient unless you run their best tier, and that many people find GLM and Kimi noticeably better than the "less expensive" GPT models — a shift favoring Chinese labs.
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