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Detailed breakdown of China's LLM scene featuring ByteDance's Doubao as proprietary leader and Alibaba's Qwen excelling in open-weight models. Deepseek innovates with MLA and other tech, while 'Six Small Tigers' like Zhipu and Minimax release large open-weight MoE models for cheap inference. Meituan pushes aggressive open releases like 562B LongCat-Flash.
Foreign observers fear Chinese large models will follow OpenAI's closed-source path. Zhipu AI reassures it will keep embracing open-source. This contrasts US firms' closed approaches with China's open ecosystem.
Chinese AI models surpassed US counterparts in OpenRouter token consumption for the first time in February 2026. MiniMax's M2.5 led with 3.07 trillion weekly tokens. The surge is driven by widespread AI agent scenario adoption.
Alibaba Cloud launches Coding Plan at 7.9元/月, bundling top Chinese models like Qwen3.5, GLM5 amid pricing wars. This undercuts rivals like Zhipu AI after their hikes and apologies for service issues. Big tech subsidies shift from consumer apps to developer IDEs, targeting high-token coding users.
Token demand for a leading AGI infrastructure provider has skyrocketed 1000 times. Over 2.2 billion CNY in hot money is surging into this top player. It serves as a common dependency for major Chinese large models.
OpenClaw has unexpectedly gone viral in popularity. This provides relief to Chinese AI firms Zhipu, MiniMax, and Kimi. The piece suggests AI's killer app may be omnipresent APIs, not traditional apps.
Chinese models claimed the top 3 spots on OpenRouter this week, with one exceeding 3 trillion tokens. Multiple models surpassed 1 trillion tokens for the first time. This marks a shift as they outperform US models like Grok 4 fast.
Multiple Chinese AI labs, including Minimax, GLM, Qwen, and Mimo, have simultaneously delayed open-sourcing their latest models. They all cite improvements and promise imminent releases with identical phrasing. Users suspect coordination and a potential shift to closed-source models.
Three Chinese LLM vendors are diving into the Agent wave sparked by OpenClaw via divergent paths amid the 'Lobster Storm'. Kimi is skyrocketing in popularity, while two Hong Kong-listed firms enjoy a booming feast.