China's Zhipu is closing in on top U.S. AI models with Anthropic and OpenAI held back

According to the article, the model is available at roughly one-fifth the cost of its US counterpart. Zhipu's model has 'blown past every other open release,' according to the report.

The development comes as US regulators have imposed restrictions on the release of advanced AI models, including from OpenAI and Anthropic.

The report does not specify exact benchmark scores or the specific agentic capabilities evaluated.