Open-weights AI is now mostly Chinese labs, weekly token share data shows
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-09-26
A widely shared observation: talking about open-weights AI is now nearly synonymous with talking about Chinese AI labs. The post includes a chart of weekly token usage share backing the claim, reflecting how DeepSeek, Qwen and other Chinese models dominate the open-weights ecosystem while Western labs go closed.
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