Chinese labs' distillation scale revealed: Alibaba 151M+ exchanges, Moonshot 23M+, DeepSeek 12.1M+
scaling01 · x · 2026-09-11
Aggregator scaling01 compiled distillation exchange volumes across major Chinese model labs: Alibaba recorded 151M+ exchanges from May–July 2026, peaking near 3M/day; Moonshot AI logged 23M+ exchanges; DeepSeek saw 12.1M+ exchanges in just 14 days. Framed as "distillation is back on the menu," the numbers highlight how heavily top Chinese labs now rely on distillation pipelines.
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