AI giants Baidu, OpenAI offer their chatbots for free

AI giants Baidu, OpenAI offer their chatbots for free in response to DeepSeek’s advance
Chinese internet search giant Baidu will make its advanced AI chatbot services free, as competition heats up among global developers following the surging popularity of startup DeepSeek’s models.
Chinese Search Giant Baidu Surges Over 11% After Making Chatbot Free
Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu surged as much as 11.7% in Hong Kong on Thursday after it announced it will make its AI chatbot free of charge starting April 1.
Baidu to make AI chatbot Ernie Bot free of charge from April 1
Chinese search engine leader Baidu said on Thursday it would make its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot free starting April 1, citing improved technology and reduced costs.
Baidu is offering its ERNIE Bot for free amid rising AI competition in China
Baidu makes ERNIE Bot free to stay ahead in China’s AI race, facing competition from DeepSeek, Alibaba, and ByteDance.
DeepSeek impact? Baidu and OpenAI offer free chatbots through Ernie Bot and GPT-5
Baidu, China’s largest internet search company, announced that it will offer its AI chatbot Ernie Bot for free starting April 1, as competition in the AI sector heats up. The AI service will be accessible at no cost to all users on both desktop and mobile platforms,
Baidu and OpenAI Make AI Chatbots Free Amid DeepSeek Competition
Chinese tech giant Baidu announced that its AI chatbot, Ernie Bot, will be available for free starting April 1 as competition in the AI sector intensifies. The move follows OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's announcement that ChatGPT users will get unlimited access to GPT-5 for free,
Baidu: Well Placed To Benefit From DeepSeek Hype
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Baidu shares pop after it makes ERNIE Bot, its flagship AI product, free in a bid to catch up to its competition
Chinese tech firm Baidu is heating up the country’s AI price war by promising to offer access to ERNIE Bot, its AI chatbot, ...
Baidu Takes Big Step to Catch Up by Making Ernie AI Bot Free
Baidu Inc. has taken the unprecedented step of declaring its Ernie AI model free for users, a move that could help the ...
“It’s For Free!” Baidu (BIDU) Shares Climb as ERNIE Bot Users Get Access at No Cost
Shares in Chinese tech company Baidu (BIDU) continued to soar today after it said it will offer its AI chatbot for free to ...
China's Baidu to make latest Ernie AI model open-source as competition heats up
Chinese search engine giant Baidu said on Friday it would make its next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie ...
Baidu to make next-gen AI model Ernie open source in June
Baidu CEO Robin Li, who previously advocated for closed-source models, reportedly acknowledged the potential of open-source ...
Baidu to open-source its Ernie large language model series
The company, the operator of China’s most popular search engine, announced the plan today. Reuters reported that the ...
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Baidu to Open-Source Ernie AI Model Amid Rising Competition
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) will open-source its next-generation Ernie AI model from June 30, marking a major strategy shift as ...
Baidu CEO defends heavy AI investments as competition heats up and Apple reportedly looks elsewhere
That’s not just happening in the West, as Chinese tech firm Baidu, which took an early lead in its country’s AI race, now ...