New AI models are shaking up the industry. Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5-Max challenges DeepSeek with a cost-efficient Mixture-of-Experts model. Kimi K1.5 boasts a 200,000-token context window, while OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 offers better accuracy but at a steep price. Meanwhile, Grok 3 and Le Chat aim to disrupt the market in their own ways.
AI’s rapid expansion is pushing resources to the limit. Massive data centers are draining water and energy, raising concerns about sustainability. With power grids already strained, can AI companies keep up without breaking infrastructure?
