Chinese AI
Companies, apps, open models, daily news and physical AI products from China — with official links.
Chinese AI models, apps and companies, from DeepSeek and Qwen to Kimi and GLM.
Companies & apps
- DeepSeek
Hangzhou
DeepSeek-V3, R1 (open weights)
- Alibaba Qwen
Hangzhou
Qwen3 family, Qwen-VL, Qwen-Image
- Moonshot AI (Kimi)
Beijing
Kimi K2 (open weights)
- Zhipu AI / Z.ai (GLM)
Beijing
GLM-4.5, GLM-4.6, CogVideoX
- Baidu (ERNIE)
Beijing
ERNIE 4.5 / X1, Apollo Go
- ByteDance (Doubao / Seed)
Beijing
Doubao, Seed-OSS, Seedream, Seedance
- Tencent (Hunyuan)
Shenzhen
Hunyuan-Large, HunyuanVideo, Hunyuan3D
- MiniMax
Shanghai
MiniMax-M1/M2, Hailuo video
- StepFun
Shanghai
Step-2, Step-Video
- 01.AI
Beijing
Yi series
- Kuaishou (Kling)
Beijing
Kling video generation
- Shanghai AI Lab (InternLM)
Shanghai
InternLM, InternVL
- iFlytek (Spark)
Hefei
Spark LLM, speech AI
- SenseTime (SenseNova)
Shanghai
SenseNova
- OpenBMB / ModelBest (MiniCPM)
Beijing
MiniCPM on-device models
Daily Chinese AI updates
- Nvidia spy allegations likely to spur laws to tighten China's access to AI chipsReuters · 10 Nov 2026
- Trump signals openness to AI guardrails after ‘blue tsunami’CFO Dive · 10 Nov 2026
- Nvidia’s Trump ties draw scrutiny after reports Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligenceCNBC Tech · 10 Nov 2026
- China Blockchain Firms Now File Next to AI and DeepfakesCryptonews.net · 10 Nov 2026
- New York Blocks AI Data Center Permits as Congress Eyes a MoratoriumPasquale Pillitteri · 10 Nov 2026
- Alice Huang boasted about Nvidia AI chip access to investors, told them Alibaba would be a client for theThe Times of India · 10 Nov 2026
- Before news of his spy-linked affair, Jensen Huang said Nvidia “could be of great service” to ChinaFortune · 10 Nov 2026
- The AI poster boy, the ‘Chinese spy’ and Trump: how an affair may have harmed US securityThe Guardian · 10 Nov 2026
- Nvidia controls much of the market for the computer chips used in the A.I. projects that are driving the U.S. economy. That has made Jensen Huang, the co-founder being investigated for his affair with a suspected Chinese spy, one of the wealthiest people in thFacebook · 10 Nov 2026
- ByteDance Seed Introduces Seedream 5.5 for Multi-Round Image EditingUnite.AI · 10 Nov 2026
- Baidu’s ERNIE Evolve Automates AI Research and Inference OptimizationUnite.AI · 10 Nov 2026
- Bytedance s Seedream 5.5 promises pixel-stable image editing across 100 rounds without color driftThe Decoder · 10 Nov 2026
- Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spyBBC Technology · 9 Nov 2026
- Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy puts Nvidia’s China ambitions under scrutinyTechCrunch AI · 9 Nov 2026
- Nasdaq 100 Jumps 3% as Chips Rebound; Nvidia Lags Most Since DeepSeek: Stock Market TodayBenzinga · 9 Nov 2026
- From Traffic to AI Answers: Winseed to Join the 2nd GEO Conference in Shenzhen to Explore New Paths for Brand GrowthStreetInsider · 9 Nov 2026
- China Cyberspace Watchdog Clears Apple AI Services for Portable ComputersThe 420.in · 9 Nov 2026
- Nvidia Stock Eyes Worst Day vs S&P 500 Since DeepSeek - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)Benzinga · 9 Nov 2026
- QUICK SPARK: Nvidia Stock Eyes Worst Day Against S&P 500 Since DeepSeek's ShockTradingView · 9 Nov 2026
- Why is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China row?The Guardian · 9 Nov 2026
- Alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang boasted about Nvidia AI chip access — as US officials grew concerned about smugglingNew York Post · 9 Nov 2026
- Tencent AI head warns of risks of using Artificial Intelligence in biologyNEWS.am TECH · 9 Nov 2026
- Gabon Signs Three Huawei Deals on AI, Public Security and EducationWe are Tech · 9 Nov 2026
- Baidu’s ERNIE Evolve Automated Research System Beats NanoChat and NanoGPT RecordsMarkTechPost · 9 Nov 2026
- 159-pound humanoid robot that can handle factory materials presented in ChinaYahoo Tech · 9 Nov 2026
- Commerce Department halted Nvidia chip smuggling probe after Nvidia contacted officialsCrypto Briefing · 9 Nov 2026
- Tencent s AI chief says AI bioweapons are coming, but closing off models isn t the answerThe Decoder · 9 Nov 2026
- Mistral CEO: Why OpenAI & Anthropic Will Come for Your Business | Are Chinese Models Truly Safe?|20VCfinance.biggo.com · 9 Nov 2026
- China’s internet regulator launches unified filing system for AI and blockchainCryptonews.net · 9 Nov 2026
- Who is the suspected Chinese spy at centre of the Nvidia investigation?BBC Technology · 9 Nov 2026
Top Chinese open models
- Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B♥ 19484
- Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next♥ 6881
- MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3♥ 6684
- deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017♥ 5431
- baidu/Unlimited-OCR♥ 4888
- deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash♥ 4724
- Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1♥ 3304
- moonshotai/Kimi-K3.1-Pro♥ 1792
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-35B-A3B♥ 1071
- Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo♥ 1034
- baidu/Unlimited-OCR-2♥ 668
- MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3.1-Flash♥ 537
- tencent/Hy-SimulMT-30B-A3B-FP8♥ 458
- openbmb/MiniCPM-OCR-1.0♥ 441
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-1B♥ 394
- tencent/Hy-Memory-30B-A3B♥ 313
- baidu/ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Base♥ 237
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-35B-A3B-gguf♥ 186
- tencent/Qwen3.8-27B-DSpine-b16♥ 146
- tencent/Hy-Nomas♥ 123
- stepfun-ai/Step-5-Preview♥ 122
- Qwen3-0.6B30,452,693
- Qwen3-4B12,585,505
- Qwen3-8B9,739,109
- Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B8,598,074
- Qwen3.5-9B8,489,640
- Qwen3.5-4B7,946,136
- Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct7,390,307
- Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct7,357,696
- Qwen3.8-27B7,221,327
- Qwen3-14B6,913,178
- GLM-5.3-Flash6,515,511
- Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct6,276,110
- Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct6,018,399
- Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct5,132,099
- DeepSeek-V3.24,844,451
- Qwen3.8-27B-FP84,470,739
- DeepSeek-V4-Flash-07314,438,887
- Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct4,299,162
- Qwen3-1.7B4,034,338
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-FP84,021,372
- MiniMax-H33,765,471
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B3,667,555
- Qwen3-4B-Instruct-25073,293,032
- Qwen3.5-2B3,243,646
- Qwen3-32B3,235,453
- Qwen3-VL-4B-Instruct3,208,816
- Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base3,162,646
- Qwen3-14B-AWQ2,894,022
- Qwen3.5-0.8B2,820,039
- Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct2,385,218
Chinese physical AI
- Unitree G1
Unitree (China)
Humanoid, ~1.3 m, 23–43 DoF
Official ↗ - Unitree Go2
Unitree (China)
Quadruped robot dog, LiDAR, GPT-enabled voice
Official ↗ - UBTech Walker S
UBTech (China)
Industrial humanoid for factories
Official ↗ - DJI Mavic 4 Pro
DJI (China)
Hasselblad camera, omnidirectional obstacle sensing
Official ↗ - DJI Neo
DJI (China)
135 g palm-launch AI subject tracking
Official ↗ - Baidu Apollo Go
Baidu (China)
Driverless robotaxi, RT6 vehicle
Official ↗ - Pony.ai
Pony.ai (China)
Robotaxi & robotruck, Gen-7 system
Official ↗ - WeRide
WeRide (China)
Robotaxi, robobus, robosweeper
Official ↗ - Xiaomi 15 / HyperAI
Xiaomi (China)
HyperOS AI features
Official ↗
Frequently asked questions
Are Chinese AI models open source?
Several are released with open weights; each listing shows its license.