American Open-Source Labs Think They Can Beat China’s Best AI Startups

American open-source AI labs, including startups Thinking Machines, Reflection AI, and Poolside, are attempting to challenge the dominance of Chinese open-source models like Kimi and DeepSeek, according to a Forbes report by Iain Martin.

American Open-Source Labs Think They Can Beat China’s Best AI Startups By Iain Martin, Forbes StaffSource: Forbes Innovation https://www.forbes.com/innovation/ Chinese open-source models like Kimi and Deepseek /compare/llama-4-vs-deepseek-r1 are now dominant AI tools. American startups like Thinking Machines, Reflection AI and now Poolside are trying to challenge that.Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.