Aug 29, 2026
Choosing an Open-Weight Model in 2026: DeepSeek vs Qwen vs Kimi vs GLM vs Mistral
Six open-weight releases landed in one August week, and GLM-5.3's full weights plus Tencent Hy4 preview followed this week. A decision guide by workload: long context, tool use, multimodal, reasoning, and self-hosting.