China’s free AI models may not stay free, Goldman says
For a year, the story of Chinese AI has been simple. It is nearly as good as the American frontier, and it is effectively free. That second part may be about to change. Chinese developers could start charging cloud platforms commercial licensing fees to host their open-weight models, Goldman Sachs told the South China Morning […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Published: 28 July 2026
Source: The Next Web AI
Category: News
Topics: Copyright & IP
Retrieved: 29 July 2026
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