Databricks adopts Chinese open-source model GLM 5.2 as default coding engine
Databricks integrates GLM 5.2, a Chinese open-source model, as its default coding tool after internal benchmarks showed performance matching Anthropic's Opus 4.8 at a lower cost ($1.28 vs $1.94 per task).
The company highlights the lack of a single dominant provider and advises businesses to build their own benchmarks instead of relying on public evaluations.
The rollout aims to make it a daily tool for developers, balancing quality and cost efficiency.