large language model

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI addressed speed concerns regarding their Kimi K2 API, attributing the bottleneck to high user traffic and the model’s large size. They are optimizing inference efficiency and expanding infrastructure for improved speed in the coming days. Moonshot AI also highlighted K2’s open-source nature, encouraging users to explore alternative deployment options. Kimi, launched in October 2023, is designed for complex tasks like translation and analysis, utilizing its ability to process large amounts of contextual information.

Baidu has released its ERNIE 4.5 open-source large language model series, featuring ten models including Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) variants. These models offer fully open-sourced pre-training weights and inference code, accessible via platforms like Hugging Face. The series boasts innovative heterogeneous MoE architecture for multimodal capabilities and achieves state-of-the-art performance on various benchmarks, outperforming competitors in text and multimodal tasks. The models are distributed under the Apache 2.0 license, promoting both academic and commercial use.

Ant Group launches “AQ,” an AI health app leveraging a medical large language model to offer comprehensive healthcare services. AQ analyzes symptoms, interprets medical reports, identifies skin conditions based on images, and provides health advice. The app connects users with doctors, offers 24/7 AI specialist avatars, supports voice calls, and integrates with health devices for personalized health records and insights. It prioritizes data privacy and security and is built on a foundation of extensive medical data and professional expertise.

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.

Ant Group’s “AI Health Guardian” has passed CAICT’s trustworthiness evaluation for large-scale medical health models, confirming its reliability. Launched in September 2024, the AI-powered service provides doctor recommendations, health assessments, and more. It leverages a medical-focused language model and has already served 40 million users, demonstrating successful integration and collaboration within healthcare.