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Z.ai H1 2026 revenue up 5x YoY to ~$142M, API revenue up 28x to ~$122M

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Hong Kong-listed Chinese AI firm Z.ai reported H1 2026 revenue of approximately $142 million, up nearly fivefold year-over-year, driven by a 28-fold surge in open platform and API revenue to about $122 million. The company's net loss narrowed 12% year-over-year to roughly $308 million.

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    Hong Kong-listed Z.ai reports H1 2026 revenue up 5x YoY to ~$142M, with "open platform and API revenue" up 28x to ~$122M, and net loss down 12% YoY to ~$308M (Juro Osawa/The Information)

    Juro Osawa / The Information : Hong Kong-listed Z.ai reports H1 2026 revenue up 5x YoY to ~$142M, with “open platform and API revenue” up 28x to ~$122M, and net loss down 12% YoY to ~$308M — Chinese AI firm Z.ai's revenue in the first half jumped nearly fivefold from a year earlier to 954 million yuan …

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