Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha?
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A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has sparked widespread speculation across the tech industry regarding its anonymous creators.Summary
A mysterious new AI model named Ox Alpha has generated intense speculation regarding its creators after being released for free on OpenRouter. Promoted as a reasoning model built for coding and agentic work, it was launched by an anonymous third-party provider, leading tech leaders like Stripe CEO Patrick Collison to praise its performance. Observers and analysts have floated various theories, with some suspecting Chinese developers like Z.ai's GLM models, while others suggest it could be an unreleased version of Microsoft's MAI.
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