China turns up the heat with open model blitz as US model makers panic
Our take: Alibaba Qwen 3.8-Max large model; major actor, competitive launch but incremental relative to prior announcements.
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Chinese AI companies like Alibaba and DeepSeek are challenging American model makers by offering competitive performance at lower costs, with DeepSeek's smaller model matching GPT performance at 40% less expense.
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