China's Baidu launches 2 new AI models, rivalling DeepSeek

China puts American AI industry on notice yet again with Ernie X1, Baidu's new open-source reasoning model
Chinese tech giant Baidu has released open-source AI models Ernie X1 and Ernie 4.5, intensifying competition with US AI companies.
China's Baidu launches 2 new free AI models to compete with DeepSeek as industry competition heats up
BEIJING: China's Baidu said on Sunday (Mar 16) it has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) models, including a new reasoning-focused model that it said rivalled DeepSeek's model, as it vies to stand out in a fiercely competitive AI race.
China's Baidu launches two new AI models as industry competition heats up
China's Baidu said on Sunday it has launched two new artificial intelligence models, including a new reasoning-focused model that it said rivalled DeepSeek's model, as it vies to stand out in a fiercely competitive AI race.
Baidu Releases Reasoning AI Model to Take On DeepSeek
Baidu Inc. released a new artificial intelligence model that articulates its reasoning, in an apparent bid to regain momentum against up-and-coming rivals like DeepSeek.
Baidu launches two new versions of its AI model Ernie
Ernie 4.5, the latest version of the company’s foundational model first released two years ago, as well as a new reasoning model, Ernie X1. According to Reuters, Baidu claims that Ernie X1’s performance is “on par with DeepSeek R1 at only half the price,
China's Baidu releases new, free AI model to compete with DeepSeek
Chinese internet search giant Baidu released a new artificial intelligence reasoning model Sunday and made its AI chatbot services free as ferocious competition grips the sector. Baidu also made the models free to use,
China's Baidu launches two new AI models, rivalling DeepSeek
Chinese tech company Baidu said on Sunday it has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) models, which are said to offer the same performance as the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek but at half the cost.
Baidu debuts its first AI reasoning model to compete with DeepSeek
Baidu first debuted its Ernie series of models in 2023, before unveiling a “ significant upgrade ” the following year with the launch of Ernie 4.0 Turbo. Now, it’s lifting the lid on Ernie X1, which it says delivers performance on par with DeepSeek R1 at just half the price of its rival.
Baidu launches new AI models, touts superiority to DeepSeek, OpenAI on benchmarks
Tech giant says reasoning model Ernie X1 ‘delivers performance on par with DeepSeek R1 at only half the price’.
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