Technology companies in China have been scrambling to release improved AI platforms since start-up ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/deepseek” target=”_blank”>DeepSeek shocked its rivals with its open source and highly cost-efficient model in January.
In a post on WeChat, Baidu announced the launch of its latest ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/x1-reasoning-model” target=”_blank”>X1 reasoning model — which the company claims performs similarly to DeepSeek’s but for lower cost — and a new…

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