Zhipu Claims Mystery AI Model Ox Alpha as New GLM Iteration, Usage Surpasses DeepSeek by 2x

Zhipu confirmed that the viral mystery model Ox Alpha is a new iteration of its GLM series, with model weights to be open-sourced later tonight. After being listed anonymously on OpenRouter, the model topped usage charts with its free access and strong performance (over 2x DeepSeek's usage), scoring 80% on SWE coding benchmarks, while developers had already precisely identified its origin through technical fingerprints.