Observed Signal · Feb 13, 2026 · Technical Release · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
OpenClaw Expands Support for Chinese Open-Source AI Models
OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent project by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger, now supports Chinese LLMs such as Zhipu AI's GLM-5 and MiniMax M2.5. The project has attracted attention from tech leaders like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Microsoft's Satya Nadella. The new release broadens the range of available models, including Kimi K2.5, Qwen, and Mimo V2. This expansion reflects the growing competitiveness of Chinese open-source AI models.
Technical release expanding open-source AI agent support to competitive Chinese LLMs, indicating growing AI model diversity.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- OpenClaw added support for Chinese LLMs GLM-5 (Zhipu AI) and MiniMax M2.5.
- The update also includes support for Kimi K2.5, Qwen, Mimo V2, and other models.
- Zhipu AI and MiniMax recently completed IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- Peter Steinberger has received collaboration offers from Meta and OpenAI.
- Chinese open-source AI models are increasingly competitive with US models.
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“OpenClaw now supports GLM-5 from Zhipu AI, a Chinese AI startup that recently went public....”
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“Qwen from Alibaba is included....”
“Mimo V2 from Xiaomi is supported....”
“Claude Opus 4.6 from Anthropic is supported....”
“GPT-5.3-Codex from OpenAI is supported, and OpenAI's CEO has shown interest in OpenClaw....”
“Llama 3.3 from Meta is supported, and Mark Zuckerberg has exchanged with Steinberger....”
“Gemini 3 Pro from Google is supported....”
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