Der Promptologe · July 2026

Chinese vs. American AI Models

Four interactive charts accompanying the article "The Comparison That Measures the Wrong Thing". Each module runs entirely in the browser — no installation, no login required.

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Module A

Build Your Own AI Ranking

Weight capability, price, openness, speed, and German proficiency according to your own priorities — the ranking of all six models updates in real time.

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Module B

Cost Calculator by Use Case

What does your specific scenario cost? Text summarization, customer service chatbot, or code assistant — the calculator shows monthly costs for all six models, sorted cheapest first.

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Module C

Price Trend 2023–2026

How have costs per million tokens evolved? Logarithmic scale, four trend lines — including the dramatic price collapse of 2023/24 and the current reversal among US flagship models.

When did the key models arrive — and how large was the gap between the US and Chinese frontier? Timeline 2023–2026, with a stretched view of the crowded July 2026 cluster.

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