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Western labs cut API prices up to 80% as Chinese rivals reset the floor

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Friday, August 14, 2026

Confidence

High · — FT primary + Tier-2 corroboration with specific figures

Evidence

FT reporting + confirmed per-token prices from multiple outlets

The FT framed the OpenAI–Anthropic pricing conflict as structurally driven by Chinese cost pressure, and the concrete cuts are now on the record.

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In this issue

  1. 01OpenAI runs its flagship on Cerebras at 14× GPU speed
  2. 02Western labs cut API prices up to 80% as Chinese rivals reset the floor
  3. 03The "cheap Chinese AI" narrative wobbles as DeepSeek reportedly hikes prices
  4. 04Apple becomes the first foreign firm cleared to run its own AI model in China
  5. 05Hyperscaler AI bonds are now dragging global credit portfolios
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