More Silicon Valley Firms are Depending on Free AI Models from China
A quiet shift is happening in Silicon Valley. Many American tech startups are now building their products using free artificial intelligence models made in China. These Chinese systems, once seen as far behind American technology, have improved so quickly that they are becoming the foundation for apps, tools, and new businesses in the United States. This trend began as companies searched for cheaper and more flexible AI options. American models from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are powerful, but they are also expensive and tightly controlled. Developers can only access them through paid platforms, and the costs can be extremely…