Artificial intelligence (AI) users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals — and in Beijing’s tech district, drinkers at an AI-themed bar can even plug in to DeepSeek for free.A new generation of cost-efficient, high-performance Chinese AI is putting pressure on

China’s open-weight models have led AI firms to slash prices, but they will also massively boost overall AI demand, analysts say.

China’s open-weight models have led AI firms to slash prices, but they will also massively boost overall AI demand, analysts say.