Are Chinese Models Secretly Routing to Claude? Why the Rumor Doesn't Hold Up

oran_ge · x · 2026-09-11

Responding to rumors that Chinese models might secretly route to Claude, orange argues it's unlikely: the models are open source so benchmark results must be reproducible, and the cost of routing to Claude would be prohibitive.

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