Baidu launches two new AI Ernie versions

The Chinese search engine Baidu launched new models of artificial intelligence – Ernie 4.5, the latest version of the company’s foundation model It was issued for the first time in two yearsIn addition to the new thinking model, Ernie X1.

According to ReutersBAIDU claims that Ernie X1’s performance “equally with Deepseek R1 in only half of the price”, and he tells “EQ Hight Eq” for Ernie 4.5, allowing the model to understand memes and mockery. Both models contain multimedia capabilities, allowing them to process video, photos and sound, as well as text.

While Baidu was one of the first Chinese companies to launch a competitor at Openai’s Chatgpt, she fought to find widespread dependence. Meanwhile, the above -mentioned Dempsic Unstable American companies Investors by launching models were apparently strong at a much lower cost.

CNBC mentioned previously Baidu plans to release the next generation modelErnie 5, later this year, with more multimedia improvements.