DeepSeek V4-Flash Tops Global Token Usage: 7.1 Trillion Tokens Weekly, 9 of Top 10 Models Now Chinese
DeepSeek's V4-Flash at $0.14/M input and $0.28/M output tokens topped global token usage at 7.1 trillion tokens weekly. A research firm found it over 100x cheaper to run than Claude Fable 5, with nine of the top ten models now Chinese.
Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.8-Max: 2.4 Trillion Parameters, Claims Parity With Western Frontier Models at One-Fifth Cost
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter MoE model claiming parity with OpenAI and Anthropic flagships at one-fifth the cost. Priced at $2/M input and $6/M output with a 1M-token context, open weights arrive August 10.
DeepSeek Releases V4-Flash With Stronger Agent Capabilities and Lower Costs
DeepSeek officially released V4-Flash with enhanced autonomous agent capabilities and reduced API costs, sustaining China's aggressive frontier pace in the AI price war. The model targets agentic workloads at significantly lower prices than US competitors.
FCC Votes to Ban Chinese-Made Humanoid Robots in the United States
The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to ban the import and sale of Chinese-manufactured humanoid robots in the United States, citing national security concerns about data collection and physical proximity to humans.
Moonshot Launches Kimi K3: Largest Open-Weight AI Model at 2.8 Trillion Parameters
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 as the largest openly available AI model with 2.8 trillion parameters. The model's open-weight release triggered a market sell-off in Chinese AI stocks, with Z.ai falling 30% and MiniMax dropping 16%.
China's Moonshot AI Seeks $30 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
Moonshot AI, developer of the Kimi chatbot, is seeking up to $2 billion in new funding at a $30 billion valuation, a roughly sevenfold jump since December 2025.
DeepSeek V4 Outperforms Claude Opus 4.6 in Benchmarks
Chinese AI company DeepSeek launches V4 model with superior efficiency, available under MIT License.