China AI Native Industry Insights – 20251113 – Tencent | Baidu | ByteDance | more

Explore Tencent’s groundbreaking KaLM-Embedding leading the MTEB multilingual rankings, delve into Baidu’s innovative ERNIE 5.0 native omni-modal foundation model, and learn about Volcano Engine’s Doubao programming model with AI developer discounts for 11.11. Discover more in Today’s China AI Native Industry Insights.

1. Tencent Launches KaLM-Embedding, Tops MTEB Multilingual Rankings

🔑 Key Details:
– Record Achievement: Tencent WeChat’s KaLM-Embedding-Gemma3-12B-2511 ranked first in MTEB’s multilingual benchmark, outperforming major global competitors.
– Model Specs: With 120 billion parameters, it’s one of the largest embedding models, enhancing representation and generalization.
– Core Features: Strong performance in key tasks like Bitext Mining and Retrieval; optimized for cross-language semantic understanding.

💡 How It Helps:
– AI Developers: This open-source model enables innovation in semantic understanding for multilingual applications.
– Data Scientists: High-quality training data and improved algorithms boost the efficiency of embedding techniques.

🌟 Why It Matters:
The success of KaLM-Embedding reflects Tencent’s leadership in AI and serves a strategic role in the growing demand for multilingual solutions in global markets. By excelling in a comprehensive evaluation, Tencent positions itself as a key player, advancing the technology landscape and addressing real-world challenges in multilingual understanding.

Original Chinese article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/IPIEu7IaaRFO-gTsJT6MHw

English translation via free online service: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmp.weixin.qq.com%2Fs%2FIPIEu7IaaRFO-gTsJT6MHw

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2. Baidu Releases ERNIE 5.0 – A Native Omni-Modal Foundation Model

🔑 Key Details:
– Baidu introduces ERNIE 5.0, its latest natively omni-modal foundational model.
– Excels in multimodal understanding, creative writing, and instruction following across text, image, and more.
– ERNIE 5.0 continues Baidu’s tradition of pushing frontier capabilities in large language models.

💡 How It Helps:
– AI Developers: Offers a stronger base model for building multimodal applications.
– Content Creators: Supports more fluent, coherent, and creative generation across formats.
– Enterprise Users: Improves performance in instruction-based and interactive AI tasks.

🌟 Why It Matters:
With ERNIE 5.0, Baidu reinforces its position as a key player in the global foundation model landscape. Native omni-modality enables seamless integration of text, vision, and more—unlocking richer applications and accelerating innovation in AI-powered products.

Original article: https://x.com/Baidu_Inc/status/1988820837898829918

Video Credit: Baidu Wechat Channel

3. Volcano Engine Launches Doubao Programming Model: AI Developer Discounts for 11.11

🔑 Key Details:
– Doubao-Seed-Code officially released by Volcano Engine, optimized for Agentic programming tasks and sets new SOTA in SWE-Bench-Verified rankings.
– API now available on the Volcano Ark platform, with costs reduced by 62.7% from industry average.
– Subscription plan ‘Coding Plan’ begins with a promotional rate of 9.9 yuan for the first month.
– TRAE (CN) enterprise version enters public beta, integrating Doubao-Seed-Code.

💡 How It Helps:
– Individual Developers: Access to low-cost coding solutions streamlines software development and reduces expenses significantly.
– Enterprises: TRAE (CN) offers robust support for large codebases and enhanced security features to meet enterprise requirements.

🌟 Why It Matters:
The launch of Doubao-Seed-Code not only represents a significant advancement in AI programming capabilities but also enhances cost-efficiency for developers. This could reshape the competitive landscape, pushing other providers to reevaluate pricing and feature offerings, ultimately spurring innovation within the industry.

Original Chinese article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/PWaaFJmnw1jsvofKNKBMjQ

English translation via free online service: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmp.weixin.qq.com%2Fs%2FPWaaFJmnw1jsvofKNKBMjQ

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