MaaS platform weekly tracking
Issue 2026-08-21 · Plus In-Depth Weekly Report
ZhipuGLM-5.3 API officially launched (August 19) — pricing remains unchanged from GLM-5.2, weights confirmed August 28 open source; DeepSeek Harness RC.8 released (August 20) — multimodal enhancements, Claude Code and Codex become schedulable "subagent teammates"; Volcano Ark multiple updates — V4-Flash price increased by August 21, Doubao-Seed-1.8 appears on the pricing page, Managed Agents documentation updated, Agent Plan plans updated
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