Chinese open models reportedly just 4.4 months behind US frontier models
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-21
A cited analysis claims Chinese open-source LLMs have closed the gap to US frontier models to roughly 4.4 months, underscoring how quickly the open route is catching up to closed frontier systems.
Context in the same thread notes AgiBot became the world's top humanoid robot shipper in H1, in a market over 97% dominated by Chinese players.
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