{
  "id": 768897,
  "title": "Demand for Chinese AI models surged in Russia. They’re cheaper and easier to pay for.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/demand-for-chinese-ai-models-surged-in-russia-theyre-cheaper-and",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:25:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/13/demand-for-chinese-ai-models-surged-in-russia-they-re-cheaper-and-easier-to-pay-for"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Clients of Russia’s major business-focused cloud platforms sharply increased their use of Chinese large language models in 2026, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported, citing market participants.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}