Thinking Machines' new model takes lead in western open-weight AI

Thinking Machines has released a new open-weight model that takes the lead among western open-weight AI models, potentially reshaping the open-weight landscape outside China.

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2026-11-06 17:08 · ZDNET AI
Thinking Machines’ new model takes the lead in western open-weight AI

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