Qwen 3.5, GLM 5, and MiniMax 2.5: Chinese AI Labs Push the Frontier with Latest Open Model Releases

Summary

Chinese AI labs have released a new wave of frontier-class open models, including Alibaba's Qwen 3.5, Zhipu AI's GLM 5, and MiniMax 2.5. This batch of releases, cataloged as part of the 'open artifacts' tracking series by Interconnects AI, represents a significant push by Chinese organizations to compete at the frontier of foundation model capabilities while maintaining open-weight release strategies. The simultaneous release of multiple competitive models from Chinese labs underscores the acce