China has quickly become a major global player in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This growth is powered by innovative startups, strong government support, and highly skilled talent. Today, many Chinese AI models rival or even outperform Western models in efficiency and performance.
Leading AI Companies
China’s AI boom is led by the “Six Tigers”: Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI, MiniMax, Baichuan Intelligence, StepFun, and 01.AI. These startups are backed by tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent, and many engineers come from companies such as Google and Huawei.
Zhipu AI’s GLM-4.7 excels in coding and reasoning and can handle very large inputs.
Moonshot AI’s Kimi chatbot processes up to 2 million characters and performs well in agent-based tasks.
DeepSeek focuses on efficiency, delivering strong results while using fewer computing resources.
Early models like WuDao and Pangu laid the foundation for today’s advanced multimodal AI systems.
Projections show China potentially leading AI by 2027, fueled by talent and policy.
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