Tencent has released a new AI model called Turbo S designed for high-speed responses, countering DeepSeek's slower thinking models and aiming to match DeepSeek's capabilities.
Turbo S is cheaper to use, following the low-cost, open-source model set by DeepSeek.
Alibaba has also released a new AI model, claiming better performance than DeepSeek-V3 and revealing plans for significant investment in AI development.
Baidu, another Chinese tech giant, has shifted its strategy to open-source for its Ernie LLM model, previously arguing that closed-source is the only viable model for AI development.