Axios July 18, 2026 • 20:12

AI race splits in two as China wages open-weight insurgency - Axios

By Madison Mills, Zachary Basu

AI race splits in two as China wages open-weight insurgency - Axios

Building the world's smartest models may no longer be enough to win.

Driving the news: Companies were already shifting away from premium AI models and toward cheaper Chinese alternatives before Moonshot's Kimi K3 exploded onto the scene this week.
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