# model quantisation

China Overtakes US in AI Calls as Four Homegrown Models Dominate Global Top Five — Experts Point to Inference-Efficiency Strategies

NetEase reports that China’s aggregate AI API call volume has surpassed the United States for the first time, with four Chinese large models filling four of the global top five usage slots. Experts attribute the surge largely to engineering choices that reduce inference costs, enabling mass deployment across consumer and enterprise services.