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Apr 25, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How DeepSeek and Kimi’s Open‑Source Collaboration Is Redefining China’s AI Landscape

The article analyses DeepSeek V4’s technical report, revealing repeated “encounters” between DeepSeek and Kimi—shared MLA attention, Muon optimizer, and divergent long‑context strategies—while highlighting their open‑source releases, hardware adaptations, and ecosystem impact that dramatically lower deployment costs for Chinese AI.