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Chinese developers are climbing the firewall to pay more for GPT-5.6, and doing the maths on why
The Next Web
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OpenAI's GPT-5.6 models, despite being blocked in mainland China and costing significantly more per token than local alternatives like Zhipu's GLM-5.2 and DeepSeek V4, are favored by Chinese users for their efficiency. GPT-5.6 completes tasks with far fewer tokens, making overall costs competitive despite higher per-token prices.
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