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Zhipu’s GLM-5.3-Flash runs on ~100,000 Chinese chips — and confirms the ‘Ox’ mystery model

August 28, 2026 by Patrick Dunne
A glowing AI processor chip with a neural network of luminous nodes on a deep navy background with cyan highlights.

Beijing’s Zhipu AI claims its new GLM-5.3-Flash model runs on roughly 100,000 Chinese-made chips — and confirms it was the mystery ‘Ox’ model that topped OpenRouter usage.

Categories Artificial Intelligence Tags Chinese AI chips, domestic AI accelerators, GLM-5.3-Flash, OpenRouter, Ox model, Zhipu AI

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