Evidence item

Cheaper capability at scale is what enterprises meter first; restricting rivals moves demand to US APIs. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: China's open models undercut US labs on price and guardrails · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:4e41fabeebd9574f5ce68071a4a8f047ac9021e266e94e3b3776d6847a469a9d

Cheaper capability at scale is what enterprises meter first. Restricting those models would move that demand onto paid American APIs.