Aikido ships Altar-1, a 328 GB GLM-5.3 prune for on-prem pentesting
The open-weight release runs on four H200 GPUs and powers Aikido Machine, keeping code and pentest data inside customer networks.
By Ryan Merket · Published · Updated
Primary source: Aikido Security on X
Why it matters
Altar-1 gives Aikido an open-weight model for regulated and air-gapped customers, turning local AI deployment into a distribution wedge for its pentesting appliance.

Aikido Security, the application-security company co-founded by Willem Delbare, released Altar-1 on September 21st, an open-weight language model compressed to run defensive security workloads inside customer-controlled infrastructure.
When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.