@zefirium: damn bro... every time I see such "Note", I only ask myself one question... why do those who steal content get monetiza…
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A user shares a thread where Ronin describes switching his entire AI stack to Chinese models (Kimi K2.7, Qwen 3.7 Max) for significant cost savings with acceptable benchmark gaps, while also lamenting content theft in the broader ecosystem.
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damn bro…
every time I see such “Note”, I only ask myself one question…
why do those who steal content get monetization and are not noticed
while the authors of unique content are being strangled by nerds? https://t.co/XB8aFgYsfz
Ronin (@DeRonin_): My entire AI stack is now Chinese 🇨🇳
87% cheaper. same revenue
swaps by task:
reasoning / backend brain Opus 4.8 → Kimi K2.7 benchmark gap: ~8% · price: ~11x cheaper
code generation GPT-5.5 → Qwen 3.7 Max benchmark gap: ~18% · price: ~7x cheaper
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