Zai's Tang Jie predicts China matches 'Mythos' by late 2026
Tang Jie, who leads Chinese AI company Zai, thinks China could develop AI models on par with Anthropic's advanced Mythos series as soon as late 2026, even with tough new US export restrictions.
The US recently blocked access to high-end AI models like Mythos 5 and Fable 5 over cybersecurity concerns.
GLM 5.2 outperformed Google and Anthropic
Tang disagrees with Elon Musk's prediction that this level of AI is by Q1 2027.
He points to Zai's GLM 5.2 model (which was trained entirely on Huawei chips for about $25 million) as proof that progress is moving faster than expected.
GLM 5.2 outperformed Google Gemini 3.5 Flash and Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 in tests, even without NVIDIA tech, but still trails behind the very latest US models like Fable 5 and GPT-5.5, showing there's still some catching up to do.