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USA vs China in Leading AI Models
Comparing flagship models from both nations including pricing and capabilities
USA Flagship Models
GPT-4.1
OpenAI
Input:
$2 / M
Output:
$8 / M
OpenAI's top-tier model excelling in reasoning, coding, mathematics, science, and multimodal tasks
Reasoning
Multimodal
Coding
Math
Claude Opus 4
Anthropic
Input:
$15 / M
Output:
$75 / M
Advanced AI model focused on safety, complex reasoning, and robust analysis
Safety
Reasoning
Analysis
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input:
$1.25 / M
Output:
$15 / M
Google's multimodal model with strong coding and search integration capabilities
Multimodal
Coding
Search
China Flagship Models
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek
Input:
¥1 / M
Output:
¥4 / M
Focusing on the fields of scientific research and programming in China
Startup
Research
Economic
Coding
Reasoning
Qwen Max
Alibaba
Input:
¥2.4 / M
Output:
¥9.6 / M
Alibaba’s high-performance large model with strong benchmark results and cloud integration
Benchmark
Cloud
GLM-4 PLUS
Zhipu AI
Input:
¥5 / M
Output:
¥5 / M
Bilingual conversational AI model with solid reasoning and research capabilities
Startup
Conversational
Research
Open Source Models Leadership
Comparing contributions to the global open source AI ecosystem
USA Open Source
~150
Major Open Models
LLaMA 3
Meta
Mistral 8x7B
Mistral AI
Code Llama
Meta
China Open Source
~80
Major Open Models
Qwen Series
Alibaba
ChatGLM-6B
Tsinghua/Zhipu
Baichuan Series
Baichuan
AI Innovation Statistics
Key metrics comparing AI research output and patent activities
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12,300+ Papers
32,000–35,000 Patents
USA AI Output (2024)
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18,000+ Papers
188,000 Patents
China AI Output (2024)