IDC report

IDC’s 2025 report ranked Baidu’s Ernie LLM as the leading model in China, achieving top scores in seven out of eight evaluation dimensions. Competing against LLMs from OpenAI, Alibaba, and others, Ernie outperformed in areas like functionality, usability, and ecosystem integration. The report highlighted Ernie’s advanced capabilities, including multi-turn dialogue, image understanding, and translation. Baidu’s strategic positioning across the tech stack and its PaddlePaddle platform contribute to Ernie’s comprehensive product matrix and strong ecosystem, positioning it to drive AI-driven solutions across multiple industries.

Lenovo SSG emerged as China’s top IT services provider in H2 2024, surpassing revenue and growth targets two years early through AI-driven strategies. Its transformative “Sunrise East” plan and proprietary Daybreak Engine technology fueled hybrid AI solutions, enabling intelligent enterprise upgrades. IDC data shows accelerated market performance, driven by Lenovo’s managed services dominance and AaaS innovations. Strategic frameworks like “One Engine, Three Arrows” and rapid deployment models reduced smart city development costs by 70% for clients. With 4,400 service stations nationwide, Lenovo aims to onboard 1 million SMEs to its AI ecosystem by 2025, positioning itself as a leader in China’s AI-as-a-Service transition.