Published August 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM
TechCrunch
Aug 27, 2026, 6:00 AM
Surprise: Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model

Z.ai confirms it is behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious open AI model topping benchmarks and leaderboards, and its weights are set to be released soon.
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