have you tried 5.2? I agree that 5.1 and prior were below Kimi, Mimo, Qwen, Minimax, and probably Deepseek (depending on task), but 5.2 (especially unquantized) feels like something else.
Now I feel like that I'm covered by GLM 5.2 and Minimax M3 (when I need vision or a second pass on something).
Having used GLM 5.2 for non-security software work, I can say it's better than Sonnet (but not Opus), and cheaper than both (because when you steal someone else's IP, you don't have to amortize the cost of their R&D).
Now I feel like that I'm covered by GLM 5.2 and Minimax M3 (when I need vision or a second pass on something).