Chinese AI models have swept the top five spots globally for API (application programming interface) calls, according to the latest data from global AI model aggregation platform OpenRouter.
Xiaomi’s MiMo-V2.5 took the top spot, with two products from DeepSeek also making the top five. Tencent’s Hy3 saw a surge of more than 999% after being open-sourced.
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OpenAI announced price cuts of up to 80% for some of its GPT-5.6 models, challenging the pricing ecosystem of Chinese AI models.
The National Development and Reform Commission estimated that the construction of computing power networks during the 15th Five-Year Plan period will generate 4 trillion yuan in direct investment.
Elon Musk said he has never discussed selling Tesla’s business operations in China.
Turkey’s competition authority fined Chinese e-commerce platform Temu the equivalent of 560,000 yuan for allegedly hindering an onsite inspection.
China’s Ministry of Commerce decided to extend the anti-dumping investigation period for imported pea starch originating in Canada.
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