Meituan unveils LongCat-2.0 with 1 trillion parameters on Chinese chips
Chinese tech giant Meituan just dropped LongCat-2.0, an AI model built entirely using Chinese-made chips.
With a massive 1 trillion parameters, Meituan says it stands toe-to-toe with Google's Gemini 3.1 pro from earlier this year.
This move is a big flex for China as it works to become more self-reliant in AI, especially with US restrictions making NVIDIA chips harder to get.
LongCat-2.0 trained on 50,000 domestic chips
LongCat-2.0 was trained on a cluster of 50,000 domestic chips, a first for any major Chinese AI model and a serious upgrade from past projects that still leaned on NVIDIA tech.
While Meituan hasn't revealed who made the chips, they're calling this proof that large-scale AI can be built without outside help.
It's a clear sign that China is shifting its strategy and cutting down its reliance on restricted foreign technology.