The biggest story in this Artifacts is GLM-5.2, which we have covered in a separate blog as well. The model continues to impress and is genuinely usable for everyday work, not a huge regression compared to the best closed models available right now. Interestingly enough, the raw download numbers since release are more in line with other model releases, with GLM-5.2 being roughly in line with GLM-5 after release.
Relative Adoption Metric contextualizes downloads against the model's size bucket.
OpenRouter publishes daily token totals for its ~50 most-served models. Days missing from the chart mean GLM-5.2 fell below that cutoff — not zero usage. OpenRouter logs usage separately per dated model version and per variant (like ":free"); the hub combines provider variants while keeping separately cataloged releases distinct.
