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Nathan Lambert points out that China has a large number of API proxies and model proxies with enormous token usage, and there are even cases such as Kimi offering Claude services to users within its product, which makes him keep error bars on the conclusion that "distillation is not a major factor."
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10/25/2026
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Can Open-Source Models Catch Up to OpenAI? Nathan Lambert's In-Depth Analysis
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