Wenxin Large Model User Scale Reaches 45 Million, Over 500 Plugins

At the Baidu World 2023 conference, the Wenxin large model 4.0 was officially launched. According to official introductions, Wenxin large model 4.0 began a small-scale online release in September, and over the past month, its effectiveness has improved by nearly 30%. The user base of the Wenxin large model has reached 45 million, with 540,000 developers and over 500 plugins. Among these, the Wenxin large model 4.0 has seen similar improvements in understanding and generating capabilities, while the enhancements in logical and memory capabilities are more significant. The improvement in logic is nearly three times that of understanding, and the enhancement in memory is more than twice that of understanding.

Baidu AI's Underlying Architecture Sees Major Personnel Changes: Wei Haoran, Former DeepSeek Researcher, Appointed as Head of Wenxin Multimodal

After Sun Tianxiang assumed his position in July, Baidu Basic Model R&D Department has initiated a new round of organizational and technical restructuring around the Wenxin Large Model. Wei Haoran, former researcher at DeepSeek, joined with his team and was appointed as the head of Wenxin Multimodal Algorithm. Baidu continues to recruit core technology experts to strengthen large model development.

Baidu Brings in North American Large Model Expert, Former DeepSeek Researcher Now Head of Wenxin Multimodal

Baidu's Basic Model R&D Department (BMU) has completed key talent deployment: On September 3rd, the head Sun Tianxiang announced that senior researcher Wu Qin was recruited from a North American Frontier Lab to enhance the pre-training capabilities of the Wenxin Large Model; former DeepSeek researcher Wei Haoran has officially transferred to BMU as the head of Wenxin Multimodal Algorithm. His team previously open-sourced the Unlimited OCR model.

Wenxin Yanyan Service Upgraded: Data Migration to Begin, Baidu's Wenxin Gets a New Look

On June 25, Baidu Wenxin Yanyan released an upgrade notice, announcing the deep integration of the platform architecture and service entry points. Starting from midnight on June 25, 2026, the official website question-answering entrance will be upgraded. Users will need to use AI functions such as intelligent dialogue, creative writing, office assistance, and information queries, and experience the latest Wenxin large model through the new entrance.

Baidu Establishes a Model Committee to Oversee the Global Development of Large Models, Young Researchers Take Charge, Promoting the Integration of Technology and Applications

Baidu recently established the Baidu Model Committee (BMC) as the top decision-making and coordination body for its large model strategy, composed of young researchers. The basic and applied model R&D departments report directly to it, enabling unified management from tech development to product deployment, marking a shift to systematic competition in large models.....

Baidu ERNIE-5.0-0110 Officially Released, Ranking Second in Mathematical Ability Globally

Baidu released the new generation Wenxin large model ERNIE-5.0-0110, ranking eighth with 1460 points on the LMArena global text ranking list, making it the only Chinese domestic large model to enter the top ten. Its ability to handle mathematical problems is particularly outstanding, rising to the second globally,仅次于GPT-5.2-High.