# What happens if Chinese AI is better and cheaper?

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Podcast: [ABC News Top Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594)
Published: 2026-07-21T06:28:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/what-happens-if-chinese-ai-is-better-and-cheaper/106941516
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## Resource

Financial markets and AI enthusiasts are increasingly taking notice of what's happening in China. Over the weekend, a Chinese start-up known as Moonshot, released a new AI model called Kimi K3 that rivals the flagship versions from Anthropic and OpenAI, but at a fraction of the price. What does this mean for the race to dominate the AI future?

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