Zhipu AI's GLM-5.2 model has secured top positions in several international benchmarks following its open-source release, according to founder Tang Jie. The model scored 51 points in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it alongside Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8. Additionally, GLM-5.2 achieved a second-place global ranking with an Elo score of 1595 in the Code Arena frontend code generation benchmark and topped the DesignArena design-and-code integration scenario with a score of 1360.