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LLM & API

Foundation models, open models and developer APIs from Chinese teams.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek

4.7

The English docs now make DeepSeek's current API shape explicit: V4-Pro/V4-Flash, dual OpenAI/Anthropic compatibility, thinking mode, tool calls, caching and agent-tool integrations.

Best fit · Developers evaluating Chinese model APIs for coding agents, reasoning, tool use and OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible migration.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Topped-up balance / Granted balance
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Usage-based API pricing per 1M tokens; V4-Pro discount is documented through 2026-05-31 15:59 UTC
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DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 API

4.6

V4 is the current API line, with separate migration and pricing implications from the broader DeepSeek brand.

Best fit · Developers migrating DeepSeek integrations to current V4 model names and long-context reasoning workflows.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
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Topped-up balance / Granted balance
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
V4-Flash starts at documented per-1M-token pricing; V4-Pro has a documented temporary discount through 2026-05-31 15:59 UTC
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OpenBMB

OpenBMB / MiniCPM

4.1

OpenBMB belongs in LLM & API as a Chinese open-source foundation-model ecosystem, with MiniCPM and MiniCPM-V as the main product signals tracked here.

Best fit · Researchers and engineering teams evaluating Chinese open-source models for edge inference, multimodal understanding, RAG and agent experiments.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availablePartial English UITrustedLimited APIFree
Payment
Open-source self-hosting / GitHub / AtomGit repositories
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Open-source repositories and model weights; hosted/API access and commercial terms vary by repo, model and downstream provider
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AtomGit

AtomCode

4.1

AtomCode belongs in AI Coding because it is a full terminal coding agent and Claude Code alternative, not a generic chat assistant or raw model API.

Best fit · Developers who want an open-source terminal coding agent for Chinese and global model APIs, especially DeepSeek, GLM, Qwen and local Ollama workflows.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availablePartial English UITrustedLimited APIFreemium
Payment
CodingPlan FREE / Manual API key
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Open-source MIT project; CodingPlan FREE is advertised; manual API key configuration is available
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Qoder

Qoder

4.3

Qoder is a distinct AI coding product, so it fits better in a dedicated AI Coding category than in generic LLM/API or productivity buckets.

Best fit · Developers and engineering teams evaluating Chinese AI coding IDEs, Quest-style agent workflows and repository-aware coding assistants.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedLimited APIFreemium
Payment
Free download / Qoder billing
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May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Free download; paid plans and credits are documented in Qoder pricing and billing docs
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Alibaba Cloud

Qwen

4.6

Qwen Cloud makes Qwen available for global evaluation through an English marketplace, docs, pricing and compatible API paths.

Best fit · Developers evaluating Qwen3.6, Qwen Cloud APIs, coding agents and multimodal Chinese model coverage from an English international platform.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availablePartial English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
Free web access / Qwen Cloud billing
Checked
May 20
Sources
High confidence
From
Free tier, pay-as-you-go API usage and Token Plan subscriptions vary by model
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Alibaba Cloud

Qwen Embedding / Rerank

4.0

Qwen Cloud includes retrieval infrastructure models, so Qwen coverage should include more than chat and generation.

Best fit · Teams building RAG, semantic search or ranking pipelines around Chinese and multilingual content.

Coverage · 96/100 · backfill: sources

Globally availableFull English UIPartial evidencePublic APIFreemium
Payment
Qwen Cloud billing / Pay-as-you-go API billing
Checked
May 17
Sources
Medium confidence
From
Pay-as-you-go retrieval API billing varies by model
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Anomaly

OpenCode Go

4.1

The useful boundary is the subscription contract: price, limits, models, endpoints and OpenCode provider setup.

Best fit · Developers checking OpenCode Go pricing, subscription limits and model coverage before using it as a coding-model provider.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Go subscription / Zen balance top-up
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Jun 2
Sources
High confidence
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$5 first month; then $10/month
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Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

4.4

Model Studio is the platform layer for Qwen access and should be tracked separately from individual models or subscription plans.

Best fit · Developers comparing Qwen hosting, OpenAI-compatible migration and region-specific deployment options on Alibaba Cloud.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
Alibaba Cloud billing / Platform billing
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Free quota after activation; pay-as-you-go pricing varies by model and region
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MiniMax

MiniMax M3

4.6

M3 should be tracked separately because the official homepage now gives it a distinct model page and positions it as the current frontier coding model.

Best fit · Developers evaluating a China-origin frontier model for coding, long-context agentic work and multimodal reasoning.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
API & Token Plan / Pay-as-you-go API billing
Checked
Jun 1
Sources
High confidence
From
API & Token Plan access; current pricing should be checked in account
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SenseTime

SenseNova

4.3

SenseNova belongs in the model-platform layer because the official site combines model highlights, token-plan access and office-work positioning.

Best fit · Teams comparing a Chinese multimodal model platform with an office-work and agent-workflow focus.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
Token Plan / API billing
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Free during public beta; paid tiers coming soon
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Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 API

4.4

Kimi's developer path is now separated through K2.6 and the English API platform, so it should be distinct from the consumer assistant.

Best fit · Developers evaluating Chinese long-context, coding and agentic models through an international API.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Pay-as-you-go API billing / Platform billing
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Pay-as-you-go API pricing varies by Kimi K2 and Moonshot model
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Zhipu AI

Z.ai BigModel / GLM

4.4

Z.ai now has an English product surface, while BigModel remains the API evidence base for the full GLM product line.

Best fit · Developers comparing Chinese multimodal model APIs, agent services and OpenAI-compatible migration paths.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availablePartial English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
Free trial tokens / Platform billing
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
20 million free tokens are promoted on the English site; model pricing varies by API
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Ant Group

Ant Ling

4.2

Ant Ling now has enough English-facing product, docs, pricing and integration evidence to be tracked alongside Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM.

Best fit · Developers evaluating Chinese model APIs for long context, coding agents, reasoning models and OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible migration.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
Free daily quota / Pay-as-you-go API billing
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
500,000 free tokens daily per account; Ling-2.6-flash starts at ¥0.60 input / ¥1.80 output per 1M tokens; Ling-2.6-1T starts at ¥2.00 input / ¥16.00 output per 1M tokens
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Ant Group

Ming

4.0

Ming is the multimodal branch of Ant Ling and deserves separate tracking from text-only Ling and reasoning-focused Ring.

Best fit · Teams tracking open Chinese full-modal models across image-text understanding, video analysis, speech synthesis and image generation.

Coverage · 100/100 · backfill: pricing

Partially availableFull English UITrustedLimited APIUnknown
Payment
Ant Ling API billing where available / Open-source model access where available
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Ming pricing and API availability should be verified from current Ant Ling console and model docs
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MiniMax

MiniMax API Platform

4.4

The international docs show MiniMax as a full multimodal API platform rather than only a Hailuo video product.

Best fit · Developers who want one China-origin platform for coding models, speech, video, image, music and multimodal agent tooling.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
Token Plan / Credits
Checked
Jun 1
Sources
High confidence
From
Token Plan, Credits and pay-as-you-go API billing vary by modality and model
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Baidu AI Cloud

ERNIE / Baidu Qianfan

4.1

Baidu now has English model communications through the ERNIE Blog, while Qianfan remains the main platform when enterprise platform, agent orchestration and China-cloud deployment matter.

Best fit · Enterprises and developers already evaluating Baidu Cloud, China-local deployment, agent platforms or ERNIE multimodal models.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availablePartial English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Baidu Cloud billing
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
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Baidu Cloud usage-based pricing
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Tencent Cloud

Tencent Hunyuan

4.1

Hunyuan is strategically important because Tencent combines cloud APIs, global cloud billing, a broad open-source model organization and a newly global 3D creation engine.

Best fit · Developers and enterprises comparing Chinese model APIs, Tencent Cloud integration, 3D asset generation and open-source model deployment.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Visa / Mastercard
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Tencent Cloud usage-based billing; Hunyuan 3D Global lists 20 free generations daily and 200 free API credits in Tencent's English announcement
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Tencent Cloud

Hy3 Preview

4.3

Hy3-preview is the English-documented Hunyuan open LLM profile.

Best fit · Teams evaluating open Chinese reasoning and agent models with long-context deployment requirements.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFree
Payment
Hugging Face / ModelScope
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Open weights are free to download; self-hosting requires large GPU infrastructure
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Tencent Cloud

Tencent Hunyuan Open Models

4.2

The open-source organization helps show Hunyuan's model breadth beyond Tencent Cloud APIs.

Best fit · Developers surveying Tencent's open-source model assets across LLM, video, image, 3D and OCR.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availablePartial English UITrustedLimited APIFree
Payment
GitHub / Hugging Face where linked
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Open-source repositories are free to access; deployment cost depends on model size and infrastructure
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ByteDance / Volcano Engine

ByteDance Seed / Doubao Ark

4.2

ByteDance Seed is now a broad model portfolio rather than a single Doubao API entry, so it should be tracked as a foundation-model and model-platform family.

Best fit · Developers and teams comparing ByteDance's English-facing Seed model roadmap with commercial Doubao/Ark API access.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Volcano Engine billing
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
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Volcano Engine usage-based pricing
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ByteDance / Volcano Engine

Seed GR-3

4.0

Seed GR-3 belongs in LLM & API because it is a model-family signal on the official Seed page, not a standalone application.

Best fit · Teams tracking Chinese robotics foundation models and long-horizon vision-language-action systems.

Coverage · 93/100 · backfill: sources, freshness

Partially availableFull English UINeeds recheckLimited APIFree
Payment
Public repository / model card / Self-hosted infrastructure
Checked
May 14
Sources
Medium confidence
From
Public model-page signal; deployment and weights should be verified from linked repositories or model cards
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ByteDance / Volcano Engine

Seed GR-RL

3.9

Seed GR-RL belongs in LLM & API because it is a robotics-model family entry on the Seed page rather than a consumer product.

Best fit · Teams evaluating robotics reinforcement-learning approaches inside ByteDance Seed's public model roadmap.

Coverage · 93/100 · backfill: sources, freshness

Partially availableFull English UINeeds recheckLimited APIFree
Payment
Public repository / model card / Self-hosted infrastructure
Checked
May 14
Sources
Medium confidence
From
Public model-page signal; deployment and weights should be verified from linked repositories or model cards
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Huawei Cloud

Pangu / Huawei Cloud

4.0

Pangu's value is in vertical enterprise deployment, not frictionless global consumer access.

Best fit · Enterprises evaluating Chinese industry models, private deployment and Huawei Cloud/Ascend infrastructure.

Coverage · 93/100 · backfill: sources, freshness

Partially availablePartial English UINeeds recheckLimited APIEnterprise
Payment
Huawei Cloud billing / Enterprise contract
Checked
May 14
Sources
Medium confidence
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Huawei Cloud enterprise or public-beta pricing
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iFlytek

SparkDesk / iFlytek Spark

4.0

Spark is strategically important for speech and vertical applications, while overseas consumer readiness remains limited.

Best fit · Teams evaluating Chinese speech AI, education, healthcare or voice-heavy assistant workflows.

Coverage · 93/100 · backfill: sources, freshness

Partially availablePartial English UINeeds recheckPublic APIFreemium
Payment
Alipay / WeChat Pay
Checked
May 14
Sources
Medium confidence
From
Spark Lite free, paid token pricing varies by model
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StepFun

StepFun / Step

4.3

StepFun is important because it combines multimodal model depth, open-source releases and device commercialization, but overseas usability still needs hands-on checks.

Best fit · Teams evaluating Chinese multimodal models, open-source agent models, video/audio generation or device-side AI partnerships.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Platform billing / Step Plan
Checked
May 29
Sources
High confidence
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Usage-based API and Step Plan subscription paths
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StepFun

Step 3.7 Flash

4.5

Step 3.7 Flash is the current headline model on StepFun's platform homepage, so it deserves a dedicated profile instead of being buried inside the broader platform entry.

Best fit · Teams evaluating a flagship Chinese multimodal reasoning model for agentic coding, tool use, deep research and vision/video-aware workflows.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Account balance / Free credit first
Checked
May 29
Sources
High confidence
From
Input $0.04 cache hit / $0.20 cache miss; output $1.15 per 1M tokens
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StepFun

StepFun Open Platform

4.2

The English platform makes StepFun more actionable for overseas developers than a company-only profile.

Best fit · Developers comparing Chinese model APIs for text, reasoning, tool calling, multimodal generation and OpenAI-compatible migration.

Coverage · 100/100

Partially availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIPaid
Payment
Account balance / Free credit first
Checked
May 29
Sources
High confidence
From
Reasoning models start at $0.10 input cache miss / $0.02 cache hit / $0.30 output per 1M tokens; image editing is $0.003 per image
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Xiaomi MiMo

Xiaomi MiMo

4.5

MiMo matters because Xiaomi is exposing an English-facing model platform across web, API, AI Studio and open-source channels.

Best fit · Developers comparing Chinese agent models, multimodal model families, speech models, English web demos and open-source deployment options.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
Card / Web Demo
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
MiMo-V2-Flash blog lists $0.1 input / $0.3 output per 1M tokens; V2.5 model pricing should be checked inside the API platform
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Xiaomi MiMo

MiMo-V2-Flash

4.5

MiMo-V2-Flash gives MiMo a concrete English-documented open-weight anchor with price, context, test and deployment details.

Best fit · Teams evaluating a low-cost open-weight Chinese model for coding agents, long-context tasks and API/self-hosted comparison.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
API Platform billing / AI Studio
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
$0.1 input / $0.3 output per 1M tokens listed in the English release blog
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Xiaomi MiMo

MiMo-V2-Omni

3.9

The English MiMo site explicitly separates Omni from text, speech and Flash releases.

Best fit · Teams tracking Chinese multimodal-agent model families and Xiaomi's model roadmap.

Coverage · 100/100 · backfill: pricing

Partially availableFull English UITrustedLimited APIUnknown
Payment
API Platform billing / AI Studio
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
Not listed on the English homepage; verify inside MiMo API Platform
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Xiaomi MiMo

MiMo API Platform

4.2

Separating the platform from model cards makes MiMo easier to compare with Qwen Cloud, DeepSeek Platform and Kimi Platform.

Best fit · Developers who want to test MiMo through hosted API and AI Studio before deciding on self-hosting.

Coverage · 100/100

Globally availableFull English UITrustedPublic APIFreemium
Payment
API Platform billing / AI Studio
Checked
May 17
Sources
High confidence
From
MiMo-V2-Flash release lists limited-time free access and $0.1/$0.3 per 1M token reference pricing; verify current platform billing
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