American Open-Source Labs Think They Can Beat China’s Best AI Startups
3 Video Views·Jul 25, 2026
Chinese open-source models like Kimi, Deepseek and Qwen are now dominant AI tools. American upstarts like Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines, Reflection AI and now Jason Warner’s Poolside are trying to challenge that.
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AI GeneratedAmerican AI startup Poolside has returned from a period of silence to launch Laguna, an open-weight model designed to compete with Chinese AI labs. While Laguna leads in its specific weight class, it faces stiff competition from China's Moonshot AI, whose Kimi K3 model offers superior performance and lower costs, signaling a fierce global race for open-source AI dominance.