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Economic Times
30-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
GLM-4.5 vs DeepSeek: China's AI Cost War Just Got Personal
At the World AI Conference in Shanghai, (formerly Zhipu AI) launched its new open-source large language model, GLM‑4.5, and shook the market with a bold promise - cheaper, faster, and leaner than even China's current cost-leader, DeepSeek. In a global race dominated by compute efficiency and token economics, this move marks a turning point. GLM‑4.5 is built with agentic intelligence in mind, able to autonomously break down and complete multi-step tasks with less redundancy. It requires just eight Nvidia H20 chips and is half the size of DeepSeek's R1 model, which was already considered a breakthrough in operational efficiency. CEO Zhang Peng claims no further chip scaling is needed, a sharp contrast to the GPU-hungry practices of Western competitors. The cost efficiency is what's drawing the spotlight. has priced dramatically undercutting DeepSeek's model, and slashing costs compared to OpenAI's GPT‑4 or Gemini. That unlocks game-changing affordability for startups, product teams, and AI-driven platforms. launch plays into China's broader strategic bet on open-source AI dominance. With over 1,500 LLMs developed to date, China is leveraging lower-cost compute, government support, and model-sharing culture to put pressure on U.S. and European players. Whether you're a startup building a SaaS tool, a product team testing conversational AI, or an enterprise scaling internal automation, GLM‑4.5 offers a high-performance, low-cost alternative to traditional Western LLMs. Developers can easily integrate it into chatbots, agents, document summarizers, or AI copilots using open-source APIs, without burning through compute budgets. Its agentic design means you can offload complex multi-step workflows, such as code generation, customer support, or data analysis, with higher efficiency. The lean GPU requirement lowers the barrier for self-hosting or deploying in resource-constrained environments. Ultimately, GLM‑4.5 enables rapid iteration, reduced inference costs, and greater flexibility, especially for teams operating under tight margins or looking to scale without vendor lock-in. Even so, GLM‑4.5 raises a pivotal question: if high-quality AI can be built and deployed at a fraction of today's cost, what happens to the premium pricing strategies of the West? For budget-conscious developers and enterprises, the message is clear, value is shifting eastward.
Time of India
29-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
GLM-4.5 vs DeepSeek: China's AI Cost War Just Got Personal
Live Events At the World AI Conference in Shanghai, (formerly Zhipu AI) launched its new open-source large language model , GLM‑4.5, and shook the market with a bold promise - cheaper, faster, and leaner than even China's current cost-leader, DeepSeek . In a global race dominated by compute efficiency and token economics, this move marks a turning is built with agentic intelligence in mind, able to autonomously break down and complete multi-step tasks with less redundancy. It requires just eight Nvidia H20 chips and is half the size of DeepSeek's R1 model, which was already considered a breakthrough in operational efficiency. CEO Zhang Peng claims no further chip scaling is needed, a sharp contrast to the GPU-hungry practices of Western cost efficiency is what's drawing the spotlight. has priced dramatically undercutting DeepSeek's model, and slashing costs compared to OpenAI's GPT‑4 or Gemini. That unlocks game-changing affordability for startups, product teams, and AI-driven launch plays into China's broader strategic bet on open-source AI dominance. With over 1,500 LLMs developed to date, China is leveraging lower-cost compute, government support, and model-sharing culture to put pressure on U.S. and European you're a startup building a SaaS tool, a product team testing conversational AI, or an enterprise scaling internal automation, GLM‑4.5 offers a high-performance, low-cost alternative to traditional Western LLMs. Developers can easily integrate it into chatbots, agents, document summarizers, or AI copilots using open-source APIs, without burning through compute budgets. Its agentic design means you can offload complex multi-step workflows, such as code generation, customer support, or data analysis, with higher efficiency. The lean GPU requirement lowers the barrier for self-hosting or deploying in resource-constrained environments. Ultimately, GLM‑4.5 enables rapid iteration, reduced inference costs, and greater flexibility, especially for teams operating under tight margins or looking to scale without vendor so, GLM‑4.5 raises a pivotal question: if high-quality AI can be built and deployed at a fraction of today's cost, what happens to the premium pricing strategies of the West? For budget-conscious developers and enterprises, the message is clear, value is shifting eastward.
