---
title: "China’s AI boom is getting crowded — and SenseTime thinks cheaper models can win"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285315790.md"
description: "SenseTime is betting on cost efficiency as a competitive edge, taking cues from DeepSeek’s approach of delivering high-performing models under financial and technological constraints, cofounder and chief scientist Lin Dahua told CNBC's Elaine Yu."
datetime: "2026-05-06T05:33:18.000Z"
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---

# China’s AI boom is getting crowded — and SenseTime thinks cheaper models can win

SenseTime is betting on cost efficiency as a competitive edge, taking cues from DeepSeek’s approach of delivering high-performing models under financial and technological constraints, cofounder and chief scientist Lin Dahua told CNBC's Elaine Yu.

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