China’s Baidu Launches Ernie X1: Advanced AI Reasoning Model for Enhanced Natural Language Processing and Understanding
Baidu, the Chinese tech giant, has unveiled two new AI models: Ernie X1 and Ernie 4.5. The company claims these models compete with offerings from OpenAI and DeepSeek while being more cost-effective. Ernie X1, a reasoning model, is said to deliver performance comparable to DeepSeek R1 at half the price, while Ernie 4.5 outperforms GPT-4.5 ...