Today, in response to rumors that ByteDance might initiate a price war for large models, Douyin Vice President Li Liang issued a statement on social media, clearly stating that this is not a price war. Li Liang pointed out that the Doubao large model has reduced costs through technological innovation, with significant optimizations in algorithms, software engineering, and hardware solutions. He mentioned that the pricing of 0.3 yuan per 1,000 tokens not only has a considerable gross profit but also follows a transparent pricing strategy, which is not the traditional 'list price discount' model.

On December 18, 2024, ZhiYuan Research Institute signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tencent Group, aiming for in-depth collaboration in several areas, including large model research and development, exploration of cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, and open-source ecosystem construction. According to the cooperation agreement, ZhiYuan Research Institute and Tencent will leverage their respective strengths to promote the deep integration of large model technology and industrial scenarios, and explore technological solutions for large model training and inference optimization in diverse computing environments. Both parties are also committed to building an open and innovative hardware and software ecosystem to foster the development and application of technologies.

At the 2024 Volcano Engine FORCE Power Conference in Winter, ByteDance also launched the Global AI Search on Volcano Engine. This service integrates contextual search recommendations, enterprise private domain information integration, and connected Q&A services, closely aligning enterprise information, business needs, and user demands to help businesses achieve more precise recommendations and broader information discovery.

Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd. announced that its Zhipu Open Platform BigModel has launched the first free multimodal API—GLM-4V-Flash. This new model leverages the excellent capabilities of the 4V series, achieving improved accuracy in image processing and further lowering the barriers for developers to delve deeper into large models across various fields.

In today's debut of the '12 Days of Live Streaming' event, OpenAI announced two significant updates: the full version of the reasoning large model o1 and its advanced mode, along with a $200 monthly subscription service for ChatGPT Pro. The complete version of the o1 model will gradually be made available to ChatGPT Plus users and is designed to answer questions using an internal reasoning chain that is more aligned with human thought processes, enhancing the accuracy of answers to professional queries. Compared to the o1 preview version launched in September, the full version of o

At the main forum of the 2024 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming delivered a speech on the company's strategy in the era of artificial intelligence. Wu Yongming emphasized that Alibaba is committed to doing two things: first, continuously improving artificial intelligence infrastructure and related support systems; second, adhering to open source and openness, collaborating with ecological partners to transform AI capabilities into productivity across various industries.

At the 2024 Baidu World Conference held at the Shanghai Expo Center, Li Yanhong, founder, chairman, and CEO of Baidu, announced an impressive achievement: the daily call volume of the Wenxin large model has exceeded 1.5 billion, a figure that has grown by more than 7.5 times in the past six months.

According to insider sources, Baidu is set to unveil a new smart glasses product at the Baidu World Conference in Shanghai next week. These glasses will feature a built-in camera for capturing photos and videos, and will provide voice interaction capabilities based on Baidu's Wenxin large model. In the wave of global AI commercialization, 2024 has already seen the birth of multiple AI hardware products. While Humane's Ai Pin has not performed well, Microsoft's Copilot+ PC series has gained market recognition. Notably, Meta is collaborating with Ray-Ban's manufacturer.

On October 30, Mianbi Intelligence announced a strategic partnership with Baidu Intelligent Cloud, aiming to jointly develop collaborative solutions for large models. According to the partnership agreement, the two parties will leverage Baidu Intelligent Cloud's Qianfan Large Model Platform, Wenxin series large models, as well as Mianbi's MiniCPM series edge large models and cutting-edge technology accumulation across multiple terminals and different scenarios, to collaboratively develop and promote edge-cloud collaborative technology solutions that further enhance the performance of large models in practical applications such as embodied intelligence, smart terminals, and edge computing, while reducing the inference costs of large models.

At the iFLYTEK Global 1024 Developer Festival held on October 24, iFLYTEK showcased the iFLYTEK Sparks 4.0 Turbo model. This upgraded AI model surpasses its predecessors in several capabilities, even outperforming the industry-leading GPT-4 Turbo in certain aspects. Specifically, the iFLYTEK Sparks 4.0 Turbo excels in mathematics and programming, achieving a 50% overall efficiency improvement. In mathematics, iFLYTEK Sparks 4.0 Turbo has successfully completed complex algorithm validations.

On October 22, Baidu released the top ten frontier technology inventions of 2024 in Beijing, highlighting multiple innovative native applications of artificial intelligence and high-value patent outcomes. Among these frontier technological inventions, 'large models' emerged as a prominent keyword, showcasing Baidu's in-depth research and application in this field.