AI Entrepreneurs Become Zhipu & Kimi 'Workers'

What Changed

AI startups overly reliant on Zhipu AI and Kimi for model access

Why It Matters

Highlights risks of API dependency for AI founders, urging infrastructure ownership or diversification. In China, it reveals compute disparities between giants and startups, potentially slowing innovation.

What To Do Next

Audit your LLM inference costs on Zhipu/Kimi and test alternatives like self-hosted Llama models.