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How I’d Evaluate DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen, and GLM for Coding Agents

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I’d start with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for general agentic coding, then add candidates based on the work: Kimi K3 for persistent repository agents, Qwen3.8-Max for debugging with documents or visual evidence, and GLM 5.3 for defensive security analysis. The deciding artifact would be a patch that passe…

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  1. 2026-09-20 01:55 · DEV Community — AI
    How I’d Evaluate DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen, and GLM for Coding Agents

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