Z.AI Still Faces Pressure Despite Recent Revenue Milestone, Expanded Compute Plan

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0909 GMT - Z.AI still faces pressure despite its recent revenue milestone and expanded compute plan, Jefferies analysts say in a research note. The latest compute plan should support frontier-model training and meeting customers' growing inference demand. Also, Z.AI's annual recurring revenue reached $1 billion, Jefferies says. However, the surging demand is mainly due to strong adoption of its latest model, and isn't clear whether the growth is sustainable. Rising supply-chain costs and price competition could weigh on margins, they note. Jefferies still favors internet players over standalone model labs, as "full stack platforms like Alibaba and ByteDance can sustain low token prices by reducing costs through proprietary infra, resource scheduling and model optimization." Jefferies has a hold rating and target price of 1,299.80 Hong Kong dollars. Shares last traded at HK$1,281.00. (tracy.qu@wsj.com)

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