Why China Is Giving Away Its Best AI Models for Free

Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a model that allegedly outperforms some US-built systems at a fraction of the cost, and is giving away its weights for free. This open-weight strategy threatens the dominance of closed US models and may shift the industry's center of gravity toward Chinese AI.

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Zhipu on Open Source: Models Can Be Deployed Independently and Called Anytime, They Are in the User's Hands

Zhipu (智谱) discussed the advantages of open source for its AI models. Users can independently deploy models and call them anytime, giving them full control over usage.