- Alibaba, ByteDance, and Baidu have made their large language models (LLMs) free or significantly reduced prices, sparking a price war in the Chinese LLM market.
- Alibaba slashed Tongyi Qwen LLM prices by 97%, while Baidu made Ernie Speed and Light AI models available for free.
- ByteDance reduced the price of its LLM Doubao by 99% before the cuts by Alibaba and Baidu.
- Previously, Alibaba and Baidu engaged in a price war over cloud offerings in March 2024.
- Generative AI, powered by LLMs, is seen as a disruptive technology by businesses, with GlobalData predicting the AI market to exceed $1 trillion by 2030.
ビッグデータ企業のAlibaba、ByteDance、Baiduが大型言語モデル（LLMs）を無料又は大幅割引し、中国のLLM市場で価格競争が勃発。
AlibabaはTongyi Qwen LLMの価格を97%削減し、BaiduはErnie SpeedとLight AIモデルを無料提供開始。
ByteDanceもAlibabaとBaiduの削減前にLLM Doubaoの価格を99%削減。
以前、AlibabaとBaiduは2024年3月にクラウドサービスで価格戦争を展開。
LLMsを活用した生成AIはビジネスにとって画期的な技術と認識され、GlobalDataは2030年までにAI市場が1兆ドルを超えると予測。
元記事: https://www.verdict.co.uk/alibaba-bytedance-and-baidu-slash-llm-prices/