- Chinese AI models are catching on in the U.S. because they’re cheaper and “good enough” for everyday tasks—Mozilla’s CTO and companies like Coinbase have started using them.
- Moonshot’s Kimi K3 exploded in popularity (roughly 930K downloads the week after release, big U.S. jump) and even paused new subscriptions after demand surged.
- The trend is stoking a U.S.–China tech rivalry — questions about IP, export controls and the appeal of open‑source Chinese models are driving debate as adoption grows.
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