Chinese models iterate 2x faster, cutting inference costs by 80% in 8 weeks
bindureddy · x · 2026-08-27
Observations suggest Chinese AI model iterations are occurring at double the speed of US frontier labs. Over the last 8 weeks, they have reduced the cost of simple AI inference by 80%. The next focus is medium-complexity, everyday tasks.
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