Zhipu AI shares jump as viral Ox Alpha model revealed as GLM-5.3-Flash on Chinese chips2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 4:30pm, 27 Aug 2026Updated: 4:59pm, 27 Aug 2026China’s Zhipu AI has launched its latest open-weight model, GLM-5.3-Flash – previously code-named Ox Alpha – saying that the system ran entirely on a cluster of 100,000 domestically produced chips during a high-profile stealth trial.The announcement followed a week of heavy traffic on artificial intelligence model marketplace OpenRouter and agent platform OpenCode, where the model processed 62 trillion tokens before its formal release on Wednesday, according to Zhipu.On OpenRouter, the system processed more than 11 trillion tokens in its first three days, making it the platform’s biggest launch to date.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Zhipu AI shares jump as viral Ox Alpha model revealed as GLM-5.3-Flash on Chinese chips
Zhipu AI has launched its new open-weight model, GLM-5.3-Flash, previously known as Ox Alpha. The company stated that the model operated entirely on a cluster of 100,000 domestically produced chips during a stealth trial.
Minxiao ChangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-27 · 08:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Zhipu AI has launched its new open-weight model, GLM-5.3-Flash, previously known as Ox Alpha. The company stated that the model operated entirely on a cluster of 100,000 domestically produced chips during a stealth trial. This announcement followed a week of significant activity on AI platforms OpenRouter and OpenCode, where the model processed 62 trillion tokens before its official release. GLM-5.3-Flash achieved the largest launch on OpenRouter to date, processing over 11 trillion tokens in its initial three days on the platform.
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On OpenRouter, the system processed more than 11 trillion tokens in its first three days, making it the platform’s biggest launch to date.
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The model processed 62 trillion tokens before its formal release.
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The GLM-5.3-Flash model ran entirely on a cluster of 100,000 domestically produced chips during a stealth trial.
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Zhipu AI launched its latest open-weight model, GLM-5.3-Flash, previously code-named Ox Alpha.
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