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
- DeepSeek unveils coding agent to take on Anthropic's Claude Code | DeepSeek has raised $15 billion in a new round | InshortsInshorts · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek unveils AI ‘super agent’ in coding race with OpenAI, AnthropicSouth China Morning Post · 1 Nov 2026
- Weeks Ahead Of Expected Anthropic IPO, DeepSeek Launches Autonomous Coding Agent To Take On Claude CodeStocktwits · 1 Nov 2026
- Trump supports Nvidia CEO amid spy allegationsTicker News · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek Open-Sources dsh-superagent, a Router-Worker Coding AgentMarkTechPost · 1 Nov 2026
- Fake Anthropic preview invites, phishing attack steals Google and Microsoft passwordsPasquale Pillitteri · 1 Nov 2026
- AI Sentiment Much More Positive In India, China Than The West: SurveyOfficeChai · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek Expands AI Agent Ambitions With New Coding PrototypeBusinessToday Malaysia · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek launches autonomous coding agent to challenge Anthropic’s Claude CodeInvesting.com · 1 Nov 2026
- Meta builds humanoid robot with Chinese startup Fourier, The Information says, Digital NewsAsiaOne.com · 1 Nov 2026
- AI Isn’t a Revolution—YetAsociación Almendrón · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek unveils ‘Super-agent’ design to handle multiple tasks in parallel and improve efficiencyGlobal Times · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek Drops Enhanced Coding Agent With Aim to Rival AnthropicBloomberg.com · 1 Nov 2026
- Meta develops humanoid robot prototype with Chinese firm Fourier, begins second-generation project디지털투데이 · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek Harness Team Open-Sources a Super-agent Prototype That Finds and Fixes Bugs on Its OwnPandaily · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek Open Sources the Architecture Behind Its Super-AgentStartup Fortune · 1 Nov 2026
- Meta and China's Fourier Build 'Max' Humanoid Robot in Three Months as Muse's Physical FormBigGo Finance · 1 Nov 2026
- US, Japan, Australia, India to Provide $85 Million for Indo-Pacific AI Support, Wary of Low-Cost Chinese ModelsBigGo Finance · 1 Nov 2026
- Andy Jassy Says West Is 'Very Hungry' For More Western Open Source AI Models as Amazon Adds China's Kimi and GLM to BedrockYahoo Finance · 1 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek Releases Agent That Works GitHub Issues in ParallelFourWeekMBA · 1 Nov 2026
- Meta Turns To China To Build Humanoid Robots as Trump Restricts Foreign Onesthe deep dive · 1 Nov 2026
- Fact Check: AI Video Shared as Rajnath Singh Downplaying India-China Border TensionsTelugu Post · 31 Oct 2026
- Meta builds prototype humanoid robot Max with Chinese partner: What to knowThe News International · 31 Oct 2026
- Meta builds humanoid robot with China’s Fourier as home robot push expands: reportInvesting.com · 31 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Teases GPT-6.1 Astra Amid Relentless Hype Around The Mysterious GPT-6.2 Betelgeuse Model, As Another Evidence Surfaces Showing Kimi K3.1 Pro And GLM-5.3 As Products Of DistillationWccftech · 31 Oct 2026
- Meta Said to Build Humanoid With China’s Fourier in 3 MonthsFourWeekMBA · 31 Oct 2026
- Meta builds humanoid robot with Chinese startup Fourier, The Information saysAOL.com · 31 Oct 2026
- Meta reportedly building humanoid robot prototype with Chinese startupCrypto Briefing · 31 Oct 2026
- Meta Built Humanoid Prototype With Chinese Startup To Ramp Up Robotics PushThe Information · 31 Oct 2026
- Perplexity's new Deep Research tool is powered by DeepSeek R1Mashable · 31 Oct 2026
Top Chinese open models
- Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B♥ 18889
- Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next♥ 6679
- MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3♥ 6476
- baidu/Unlimited-OCR♥ 4888
- deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash♥ 4724
- deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017♥ 4158
- Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1♥ 3304
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-35B-A3B♥ 1071
- Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo♥ 1034
- MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3.1-Flash♥ 521
- baidu/Unlimited-OCR-2♥ 492
- tencent/Hy-SimulMT-30B-A3B-FP8♥ 458
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-1B♥ 394
- openbmb/MiniCPM-OCR-1.0♥ 382
- tencent/Hy-Memory-30B-A3B♥ 313
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-35B-A3B-gguf♥ 186
- 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.