DeepSeek API Price Rise Warning Ends 18 Months of Ultra-Cheap AI
DeepSeek has warned of a ‘significant’ price rise, The Next Web reports, reversing the cheap-AI pitch that made it a favourite among cost-conscious developers.
Chinese AI
China’s AI labs in depth — DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM and Doubao — covering model capability, open weights, pricing and how they compare with Western rivals.
Alibaba AI Model Rivals Claude, Narrowing the US AI Lead in 2026
Bloomberg reports Alibaba has released an AI model with performance rivalling Anthropic’s Claude. Here is what the launch means for developers, pricing and the intensifying AI race.
DeepSeek Bargain Model Pushes AI Token Prices Toward $0
Axios reports that DeepSeek’s new low-cost model is accelerating AI’s race to zero on pricing. Here is why collapsing token prices matter for developers, rival labs and the economics of the entire model market.
DeepSeek Opens Public Beta API for Flagship AI Model
DeepSeek has unveiled a public beta API for its flagship AI model, according to Bloomberg. The move gives developers direct programmatic access at a moment when the company is also reported to be building a large data centre in Inner Mongolia.
DeepSeek Said to Tell Backers of Funding Pause After Viral Posts
DeepSeek has reportedly told investors it is pausing a funding process following a wave of viral social media posts, according to reporting from Bloomberg and Fortune. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and why it matters for teams building on DeepSeek models.
Jensen Huang Kimi panic: Nvidia CEO defends Chinese AI models
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has defended Chinese AI development amid industry anxiety over Moonshot AI’s Kimi models, according to an Axios exclusive. Here is what the intervention signals for developers, investors and the open-weights ecosystem.
Z.ai 1-gigawatt data center runs entirely on Chinese chips – report
Tom’s Hardware reports that Z.ai, the developer of the GLM model family, has powered up a 1-gigawatt AI data center built entirely on Chinese chips, running multiple 10,000-chip clusters with zero Nvidia silicon.
Alibaba Qwen3.8 preview claims parity with Anthropic Fable 5
Alibaba has previewed Qwen3.8 and, according to Quartz, claims the model rivals Anthropic’s Fable 5. With no benchmarks, pricing or release date yet disclosed, we examine what the claim would actually take to substantiate.
Kimi K3 vs ChatGPT and Claude: Should You Try China’s New Model?
Forbes has published a comparison asking whether users should try Kimi K3, China’s latest AI model, against ChatGPT and Claude. Here is what the reports say, what remains unconfirmed, and how to evaluate the model on your own workloads.
China’s Human-Like AI Ban Takes Effect: Doubao and Qwen Shut Down Companion Agents
China’s new rules on human-like AI took effect on July 15 — and ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen shut down their companion agent features overnight. Here is what the regulation actually bans, who is spared, and why Western labs face nothing like it.
Why US Companies Are Switching to Chinese AI Models in 2026
US companies from Lindy to Airbnb are switching to Chinese AI models like DeepSeek, Qwen and GLM to cut costs by 60-90%. Here is who moved and why.
Inexpensive Chinese AI Model Closes the Gap With OpenAI
Reuters reports a new low-cost Chinese AI model is closing the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI inside the United States, intensifying pressure on domestic labs already navigating a bumpier IPO path and rising rivalry.
