US-China AI tensions and open-weight model race

Moonshot K3 (2.8T params) hailed as best open-weight model; Alibaba Qwen3.8-Max (2.4T params) matching US closed-model pricing. DeepSeek V4 Flash, MiniMax H3, Mistral Shieldstral released. Meta released Muse Glimmer, a 30B open-weight edge model for local agentic AI. US open-weight startups struggle for funding. Open-weight debate intensifies with calls for big tech to drop better models.