On February 17, Baidu announced the official launch of the Ernie Bot free rights card, which will be fully open for free use starting April 1. This news marks another significant move by Baidu in the field of artificial intelligence, aimed at further lowering the barrier for users to access AI technology and promoting the popularization and application of artificial intelligence.

Today, Baidu announced an important plan: in the coming months, it will gradually launch the new Ernie Large Model 4.5 series, which is scheduled to be officially open-sourced to the public on June 30. This initiative marks Baidu's continued dedication and innovation in the field of artificial intelligence.

Recently, Baidu's Ernie Bot officially announced that starting from 12:00 AM on April 1, 2024, its services will be fully available for free to all PC and app users. This means that users will not need to pay any fees to experience the latest features of the Ernie Bot series models.

It is reported that with the continuous iteration and cost optimization of the Ernie Bot large model, Ernie Bot will be completely free starting from midnight on April 1st. At that time, users will be able to experience the latest models in the Ernie Bot series without any barriers, whether on PC or APP. This initiative will undoubtedly further enhance the user coverage and market influence of Ernie Bot.

According to media reports, Baidu is set to launch its next generation AI model Ernie 5.0 this year. Sources state that the Ernie 5.0, referred to as a 'foundation model', will see significant enhancements in multimodal capabilities, though specific functionalities were not detailed. This news comes as Apple shifts its potential clients towards Alibaba, leading to widespread speculation that Baidu is seeking to stabilize its stock price and market position amid changing circumstances.

Baidu announced its financial report for the third quarter of 2024 yesterday, showing total revenue of 33.6 billion RMB, a 3% decrease compared to the same period last year. In terms of net profit, Baidu's net profit attributable to the company was 7.6 billion RMB, while the non-GAAP net profit was 5.9 billion RMB. During the subsequent earnings conference call, Baidu's senior management, including Chairman and CEO Li Yanhong, President of the Mobile Ecosystem Group Luo Rong, President of the Intelligent Cloud Group Shen Dou, and Acting CFO He Junjie, provided detailed insights on the highlights of the report.

Baidu's official account recently announced that the 2024 Baidu World Congress will be held on November 12 in Shanghai. This congress is Baidu's most important annual technology and product launch event, having been held continuously since 2006 for 18 years. Last year, Baidu's founder, Li Yanhong, introduced the Wenxin Large Model 4.0 at the congress, showcasing Baidu's new AI applications including search, maps, document library, and cloud storage under the theme 'Hands-On Guide to Creating AI Native Applications'. The Wenxin Large Model leads in usage domestically, with daily invocation exceeding 700 million times, compared to last year.

Baidu Intelligent Cloud's Qianfan Platform has recently announced its support for customized fine-tuning services for the flagship large model ERNIE 4.0 Turbo. Enterprise clients can apply for this service through the Baidu Intelligent Cloud official website to meet their specific business needs and data characteristics, thereby training a large model that is more suitable for their business and significantly improving the effectiveness of business applications.

During the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Baidu's Vice President Xie Guangjun announced the full opening of the Wenxin Yiyan 4.0 Turbo model to enterprise users, and introduced its pricing strategy. The input pricing for Wenxin Yiyan 4.0 Turbo is 0.03 yuan per thousand Tokens, while the output pricing is 0.06 yuan per thousand Tokens. Xie Guangjun pointed out that, based on a 3:1 input-output ratio, the new model's price is 70% lower than that of the previous Wenxin Yiyan 4.0 Gen

At the 2024 WAVE SUMMIT Deep Learning Developer Conference, Baidu's Chief Technology Officer, Wang Haifeng, officially launched the Wenxin Large Model 4.0 Turbo version. This new version boasts significant improvements in both speed and effectiveness, and has already been launched on the official website yiyan.baidu.com. The response speed of the Wenxin Large Model 4.0 Turbo has been significantly enhanced, enabling the generation of over a thousand-word article in just over 20 seconds, with hig

Today, Baidu Intelligent Cloud announced that the Ernie 4.0 Turbo large model is now fully accessible to enterprise users. Starting now, users can log in to the Baidu Intelligent Cloud Qianfan Large Model Platform to use API services. Previously, Baidu officially released the Ernie 4.0 Turbo large model, which not only operates at a faster speed but also shows significant improvements in knowledge enhancement and retrieval capabilities.

Baidu announced the opening of ERNIE Bot SDK permission applications and launched the Wenxin Large Model 4.0. Developers can use the ERNIE Bot SDK to develop Wenxin Yiyan applications, plugins, etc. The Wenxin Large Model 4.0 has significant improvements in understanding, generation, logic, and memory. Developers can apply for permission in the AI Studio Starry River Community. Click the link to enter [Wenxin Large Model 4.0 Application] chat room and send an application.