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AI giants Baidu, OpenAI offer their chatbots for free in response to DeepSeek’s advance

Chinese internet search giant Baidu will make its advanced AI chatbot services free, as competition heats up among global developers following the surging popularity of startup DeepSeek’s models.

Forbes · 2d

Chinese Search Giant Baidu Surges Over 11% After Making Chatbot Free

Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu surged as much as 11.7% in Hong Kong on Thursday after it announced it will make its AI chatbot free of charge starting April 1.

Investor's Business Daily on MSN · 18h

Baidu Stock Gains On Chatbot Plans Amid AI Showdown With Alibaba, DeepSeek

Baidu stock is set to finish the week near a three-month high as the China search giant's AI push builds momentum. Baidu stock gained 3.5% Thursday after it said it will offer its ChatGPT-style Ernie AI chatbot for free starting April 1.

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SiliconANGLE · 15h

Baidu to open-source its Ernie large language model series

The company, the operator of China’s most popular search engine, announced the plan today. Reuters reported that the initiative centers on an upcoming family of Ernie models dubbed the Ernie 4.5 series. Baidu will start rolling out the LLM series to users in the coming months and plans to open-source its code on June 30.

Bloomberg L.P. · 2d

Baidu Takes Big Step to Catch Up by Making Ernie AI Bot Free

Baidu Inc. has taken the unprecedented step of declaring its Ernie AI model free for users, a move that could help the Chinese search giant regain momentum in a race to develop next-generation artificial intelligence.

Reuters · 3d

Baidu to release next-generation AI model this year, source says

China's Baidu is set to launch the next iteration of its artificial intelligence model in the second half of 2025, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Baidu: Well Placed To Benefit From DeepSeek Hype

Baidu's potential catalyst, DeepSeek R1, could fuel gains. Find out why BIDU stock could rise as sentiment towards China tech ...

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Baidu shares pop after it makes ERNIE Bot, its flagship AI product, free in a bid to catch up to its competition

Chinese tech firm Baidu is heating up the country’s AI price war by promising to offer access to ERNIE Bot, its AI chatbot, ...

Baidu to make AI chatbot Ernie Bot free of charge from April 1

Chinese search engine leader Baidu said on Thursday it would make its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot free starting ...

“It’s For Free!” Baidu (BIDU) Shares Climb as ERNIE Bot Users Get Access at No Cost

Shares in Chinese tech company Baidu (BIDU) continued to soar today after it said it will offer its AI chatbot for free to ...

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Baidu is offering its ERNIE Bot for free amid rising AI competition in China

Baidu makes ERNIE Bot free to stay ahead in China’s AI race, facing competition from DeepSeek, Alibaba, and ByteDance.

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Baidu CEO defends heavy AI investments as competition heats up and Apple reportedly looks elsewhere

"When technology still evolves at such a rapid rate, you just cannot stop investing," CEO Robin Li said in Dubai on Tuesday.

Chinese AI marches on as Baidu makes its chatbot free, Alibaba scores Apple deal

Chinese AI continued to march onto the world stage this week, with Alibaba and Baidu both taking major strides. Let’s start with Baidu, which on Thursday announced its intention to make its Ernie Bot ...

Baidu Gears Up to Report Q4 Earnings: Here's What to Expect

BIDU's fourth-quarter 2024 results are likely to disappoint as China's tech giant battles shrinking ad revenues and profit ...

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