China’s Baidu Upgrades Ernie AI Models and Slashes Prices
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Baidu Inc. unveiled upgrades to its flagship AI models and slashed their prices as it looks to take on rivals like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and DeepSeek in China’s increasingly competitive artificial intelligence market.
The Chinese search engine leader rolled out Ernie 4.5 Turbo and Ernie X1 Turbo, the latest versions of its flagship foundation and reasoning models that it said are faster and cheaper than previous iterations.