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iFLYTEK Launches Spark X2.6, Trained on Domestic Compute, and Open-Sources a 4B On-Device Model

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iFLYTEK released Spark X2.6, a device-cloud model family, at its 2026 Global 1024 Developer Festival on October 22.

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