Chinese search engine Baidu has launched two new AI models — 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.

Baidu has launched its AI model, Ernie X1, focused on articulating its reasoning process. The company also upgraded its foundation model to Ernie 4.5, which reportedly outperforms OpenAI's GPT-4.5. Notably,