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Z.ai's revenue misses estimates on price war

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Z.ai's first-half revenue reached 954 million yuan, short of the 1.35 billion yuan expected, as China's AI price war squeezes near-frontier model makers.

By Rami Steitieh Monday, 31 August · 20:41 UTC Read 1 min · 1 source

Z.ai, maker of the GLM model family, reported first-half revenue of 954 million yuan (about $142 million), missing the 1.35 billion yuan analysts expected, roughly 29% short. Its loss for the period narrowed to 2.07 billion yuan. Bloomberg attributes the miss to China’s AI price war, where labs undercut each other on price while still absorbing the full cost of chips, cloud, and staff.

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01Z.AI Sales Miss Estimates After China's AI Price War Weighsbloomberg.com · primary reporting

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