CLAIM-2026-08-18-02

GLM-5.3 keeps GLM-5.2's 743B base model unchanged; Z.ai attributes every reported gain to scaled post-training.

Why it matters

This is the whole argument. A capability jump with an unchanged base is a jump that the compute-shaped triggers in the Act cannot see.

Sources

  • z.ai/blog/glm-5.3
  • MarkTechPost
  • Unite.AI