Baidu unveils proprietary ERNIE 5 beating GPT-5 performance on charts, document understanding and more

Baidu unveils proprietary ERNIE 5 beating GPT-5 performance on charts, document understanding and more

Mere hours after OpenAI updated its flagship foundation model GPT-5 to GPT-5.1, promising reduced token usage overall and a more pleasant personality with more preset options, Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled its next-generation foundation model, ERNIE 5.0, alongside a suite of AI product upgrades and strategic international expansions.The goal: to position as a global contender in the increasingly competitive enterprise AI market.Announced a…

China's Baidu unveils new AI processors, supercomputing products

Baidu revealed two new AI chips, the M100 for inference and the M300 for training and inference to be launched in 2026 and 2027 respectively, along with supernode systems linking multiple processors. The company also launched an upgraded Ernie AI model for text, image, and video tasks, aiming to boost domestic, low-cost computing amid US-China chip restrictions.

Baidu plunges after AI Model upgrade disappoints

Baidu shares took a hit after the Chinese search giant’s latest AI model failed to satisfy investors, marking its biggest decline in seven months. Hong Kong-traded Baidu shares fell nearly 10% on Friday after the company introduced Ernie 5.0. Although enthusiasm waned after the latest upgrade, the stock is still up more than 40%. However, collectively, there has been a pause in the global surge of AI, driven by concerns over high valuations and …

Baidu’s ERNIE 5.0 Takes Aim at OpenAI, Google in the Global Model Race

Baidu showed up this week with a full toolbox. And its newest model, ERNIE 5.0, stole the spotlight. At its Baidu World 2025 event, the company unveiled ERNIE 5.0, a new multimodal model that can simultaneously understand and generate text, images, audio, and video. The company calls it a “natively omni-modal” system built from the ground up to process different forms of media together. According to the announcement, ERNIE 5.0 aims to deliver st…

Baidu Unveils M100 and M300 AI Chips Alongside Multimodal Ernie 5.0 at Baidu World 2025

Baidu introduced a major expansion of its AI hardware and model lineup at Baidu World 2025, revealing two new AI chips — the M100 and M300 — as well as the company’s newest multimodal model, Ernie 5.0, and a significant update to its Tianchi Supernode data infrastructure. The announcements reflect Baidu’s strategy to reinforce its position in China’s AI sector by advancing its in-house silicon, foundational models, and large-scale computing clus…