China AI Market

DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company operated by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd. According to its site, the company focuses on research into leading foundation models and technologies for general artificial intelligence. For everyday users there is a web chat assistant and a mobile app; for developers there is an API platform for building DeepSeek models into their own applications. Its models are released as open source, so developers can download and deploy them themselves. Who it's for: people looking for everyday Q&A, writing and reasoning help, and developers who want to call the API or self-host open models. Before you start: see the official site and documentation for the chat assistant's terms and current API pricing. Based on the official site's public information. Not tested by AI Inspiration World.

Kimi is the AI assistant from Moonshot AI. Beyond conversation, it handles long documents and files such as PDF and Excel, searches the web, runs deep research, generates slide decks (which the site calls consulting-grade), and supports coding and agent tasks, including a mode where several agents work in parallel. The web version also has scheduled tasks, plugins and an inspiration library. Who it's for: Chinese-speaking users who read long files, research topics and write reports. Before you start: it works in desktop and mobile browsers. See the official site for which features are free and which are paid. Based on the official site's public information. Not tested by AI Inspiration World.

Doubao is ByteDance's AI assistant, provided by Beijing Chuntian Zhiyun Technology Co., Ltd. According to its site, it answers questions, offers inspiration and helps with creative work. Features include conversational Q&A, writing and copywriting, translation, coding help and AI image generation, and you can also simply chat about topics that interest you. The site states that it is free to use once you log in. Who it's for: people who mainly work in Chinese and want an everyday AI assistant. Before you start: free to use after logging in. See the official site for supported platforms and current features. Based on the official site's public information. Not tested by AI Inspiration World.