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Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs
Built as a post-training variation on Z.ai's open source model GLM-5.2, Writer says the new system should provide deployment-ready capabilities at a much lower price.
TL;DR
- Writer launched a new flagship AI model, Palmyra X6, and upgraded its standard agentic harness to reduce AI deployment costs.
- Palmyra X6 is a post-training variation of Z.ai's open-source GLM-5.2 model.
- Writer estimates these changes can cut costs for customers by up to 50% for basic tasks.
- Research from Writer indicates that optimizing the harness can lead to greater cost reductions than model selection alone.
- The company emphasizes that harness optimization multiplies efficiency across all models an organization uses.
- CEO May Habib noted enterprise desire for flattened costs and expressed a perceived distrust towards major AI labs due to their financial incentives to increase token use.