**[Europe's Top AI Model Identity Revealed: Quasar 438B Based on Zhipu GLM-5.2]** Beating AI Newsflash: Spanish AI company Multiverse Computing recently promoted Quasar 438B as "Europe's most powerful AI model," but the community quickly uncovered its connection to Zhipu GLM-5.2. On the current page of Artificial Analysis, the model is directly labeled as "Quasar 438B (max, based on GLM-5.2)," explicitly stating that it is based on GLM-5.2. Clues about this relationship were already present in Multiverse's older documentation. When Quasar 438B launched its beta version on August 5, the CompactifAI update log clearly noted that its capabilities are "identical to GLM-5.2." Based on this, the community has questioned whether Quasar is simply a compressed or modified version of GLM-5.2 with a new name. Multiverse has yet to disclose the architecture, training methods, or explain the specific relationship between the two models. While Multiverse specializes in model compression, its FAQ still lists Quasar under "Original Models" rather than "Compressed Models." GLM-5.2 has approximately 753 billion total parameters, with 40 billion activated during inference, and achieves a maximum Artificial Analysis intelligence score of 53. After being compressed to 438 billion parameters, Quasar's score drops to 43, but its output speed reaches approximately 174 tokens per second, significantly faster than GLM-5.2's roughly 68 tokens per second. [Original Link]