Baidu introduces advanced AI models ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, surpassing OpenAI; stock sentiment improves.

From StockTwits: 2025-03-17 02:28:15

Baidu, Inc. launched two new artificial intelligence models, ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, showcasing China’s advancements in AI. Individual users can access the models on the ERNIE Bot official website, while enterprise users can use ERNIE 4.5 on Baidu AI Cloud’s MaaS platform. Baidu plans to integrate the models into its product ecosystem. ERNIE 4.5 outperforms OpenAI GPT-4.5 at just 1% of the price, and ERNIE X1 excels in various capabilities. Chinese companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba have also introduced AI models. Baidu stock sentiment improved to ‘neutral’ following the news, with a 11% gain this year.



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