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While the U.S. maintains a lead in AI innovation, China is rapidly closing the gap, driven by a surge in research output, ...

Baidu has introduced two new AI models, ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1. Ahead of the originally scheduled April 1 release date, they have been made available to the public through the ERNIE Bot.

Baidu's new AI models, Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1, challenge DeepSeek and OpenAI with superior performance and lower pricing, whilst also signaling a strategic shift towards open-source. Baidu's dual ...

"ERNIE X1 delivers performance on par with DeepSeek R1 at only half the price," Baidu said in a statement, describing it as a "reasoning-focused" model with superior capabilities in understanding ...

Baidu has launched its AI model, Ernie X1, focused on articulating its reasoning ... where Baidu faces increasing pressure from emerging rivals such as DeepSeek, the report added.

On Saturday, Baidu released Ernie X1, a reasoning model it said "delivers performance on par with DeepSeek R1 at only half the price." It also launched a multimodal foundation model called Ernie 4 ...

Baidu launched its latest AI models, Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1, and announced they would be available free for all users. Ernie 4.5 also marks Baidu's first fully multi-modal large language model (LLM).

As a deep-thinking reasoning model with multimodal capabilities, ERNIE X1 delivers performance on par with DeepSeek R1 at only ... It also underscores Baidu's commitment to continued investment ...

Now, it’s lifting the lid on Ernie X1, which it says delivers ... internet memes and satirical cartoons, Baidu claimed. The emergence of DeepSeek re-energized the AI race and Baidu in particular ...

Chinese tech giant Baidu released new AI models Ernie X1 and Ernie 4.5. The company says the models rival those from OpenAI and DeepSeek in performance per cost. China is increasingly embracing ...