Extraordinary chart: Chinese AI models have now completely overtaken their US competitors on OpenRouter, the largest API aggregator out there for AI models.
Interestingly it's really a 2026 story: beforehand US models were truly dominant.
This is mainly due to the release of models like Kimi K2.5 (released in Jan 26), MiniMax M2.5 (Feb 26), and, of course, DeepSeek V4 (released in April).
Like I wrote after the release of DeepSeek V4, for most tasks, favoring Chinese AI models is literally a no-brainer in almost all respects:
- At least 10 times cheaper than US models
- At least 90% as good for most tasks (programming, copywriting, etc.)
- Your data and privacy are MORE secure as it's open source and you can (and should) use it in a way where no-one sees your data, like self-hosting or via Zero Data Retention (ZDR) providers.
Honestly it's so freaking obvious that at this stage there are two categories of AI users: those who already use Chinese models, and those who will.
Src for graph: https://t.co/hh1N11JdFl
@Banned1MoreTime@gidonsaar@Antonio_Tajani Care to share some examples of baby-killing by Italians? I'll be happy to condemn them.
But I strongly suspect you are talking out of your ass and projecting onto others what your country and your Israeli buddies have been doing.
@Antonio_Tajani@gidonsaar Condanni il terrorismo e allo stesso tempo esprimi
vicinanza alle autorità israeliane? Ma ci sei o ci fai?
Sei la vergogna dell'Italia!
@blog2038@maazaction@caitoz Saying that while denying the Palestinians' right of self-determination is the moral and intellectual absurdity of Zionism. Really an abject ideology
@lltbr123@ZackPolanski Israel just killed a 7-months old in the West Bank. No Hamas there. What was it defending itself from?
Also note that calling your enemies subhuman (untermensch) is one of the hallmarks of genocidal ideologies.
@lltbr123@ZackPolanski Israel just killed a 7-months old in the West Bank. No Hamas there. What was it defending itself from?
Also note that calling your enemies subhuman (untermensch) is one of the hallmarks of genocidal ideologies.
@eathummous1@ZackPolanski Repeating a blatant lie will have the effect of people recognizing you as a liar and disregarding anything else you say. On the other hand, it will possibly earn you a few cookie points in Zionist circles.
Israel killed Rahma, a Sri Lankan foreign worker, in an airstrike on Habboush in South Lebanon after she chose to remain behind to care for abandoned animals. In a previous voice message, she explained: "I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid for the animals."
■ "I hope Israel strikes me and my animals. If we are killed, then let it be together. I'm not afraid of death; I'm afraid for the animals. God created me as He created them, yet out of fear for your own lives, you left them behind,” Rahma said.