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DeepSeek, Qwen, MiMo, Kimi, GLM, Ant Ling, MiniMax, ERNIE, Hunyuan and Doubao are the first products to evaluate when comparing Chinese LLM options.
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Start with DeepSeek, Qwen and MiMo for broad developer baselines, then add Kimi, GLM, Ant Ling, MiniMax, ERNIE/Qianfan, Hunyuan and Doubao/Ark based on ecosystem, language, region and billing needs.
These products are most relevant when the decision is about model/API choice rather than simply copying the ChatGPT consumer app experience.
Evaluate when API economics and open-model relevance are the main questions.
Evaluate when Alibaba Cloud, model breadth and deployment options matter.
Evaluate when low-cost agent coding, 1M-context APIs and MIT-licensed open-source deployment matter.
Evaluate when long-context Chinese-language workflows and Moonshot API access matter.
Evaluate when China-market enterprise model options and GLM APIs are relevant.
Evaluate for multimodal, speech and broader API workflows beyond Hailuo.
Evaluate when Baidu Cloud or China-local enterprise deployment is part of the stack.
Evaluate when Tencent Cloud ecosystem integration or China cloud comparison matters.
Evaluate when ByteDance Seed model coverage, Agent/coding capability or Volcano Engine APIs are relevant.