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Zhipu AI
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The startup company began from <a href="/facts/Tsinghua_University/HNwjrEuU">Tsinghua University</a> and was spun out as an independent company.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>In 2023, it raised 2.5 billion yuan with the help of <a href="/facts/Alibaba_Group_Holding/kdAe4APj">Alibaba Group Holding</a> and <a href="/facts/Tencent_Holdings/88gpEqLy">Tencent Holdings</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Other investors of the company include <a href="/facts/Ant_Group/2QCkMcuE">Ant Group</a>, <a href="/facts/Meituan/KLzUBTAx">Meituan</a>, <a href="/facts/Xiaomi/1u0fUnbN">Xiaomi</a> and <a href="/facts/HongShan/sVlC2NEf">HongShan</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>In May 2024, Prosperity7 Ventures, LLC, a Saudi Arabian finance firm, funded Zhipu AI US$400 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>In March 2024, Zhipu AI said that they were developing a <a href="/facts/Sora_(OpenAI)/dgTLj2Ix">Sora</a>-like technology to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> In July 2024, they debuted their "Ying" text-to-video model.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p>After <a href="/facts/OpenAI/V7WVK1t4">OpenAI</a> announced an API block for their services in some areas beginning in July 2024, Zhipu AI have announced a "Special Migration Program" for OpenAI API users.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>In October 2024, Zhipu AI released GLM-4.0, an open-source <a href="/facts/Multimodal_large_language_model/WnogWVJY">end-to-end speech large language model</a>. The model can replicate human-like interactions and has the capability to adjust its tone, emotion, or dialect based from user's preference.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="products-and-services">Products and services</h2> <h3>ChatGLM</h3> <p>ChatGLM is a series of pre-trained dialogue models jointly released by Zhipu AI and Tsinghua KEG in 2023. According to <a href="/facts/NVIDIA/8QfCgqbu">NVIDIA</a>, their open-source ChatGLM3-6B in the ChatGLM 3.0 series described it as having "smooth dialogue and easy deployment" compared to the first two generations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h3>Ying</h3> <p>Debuted in July 2024, Ying is a text-to-video model that can generate image and text prompts into a six-second video clip for around 30 seconds. The service is available at their official website and mobile applications integrated with their ChatGLM chatbot.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> <h3>AutoGLM</h3> <p>Released in October 2024, AutoGLM is an AI agent application that uses voice commands to complete tasks within a smartphone. The app can analyze complex tasks such as ordering an item from a nearby store and repeating an order based from the user's shopping history. The app was made as a rival to <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple</a>'s on-device AI system, <a href="/facts/Apple_Intelligence/L8UJP1Fg">Apple Intelligence</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p><p>The AI tool runs on a series of AI models and chatbots, such as their ChatGLM chatbot, to process the required actions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Baichuan/Qae9Hrj2">Baichuan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MiniMax_(company)/J9XLkkNH">MiniMax</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Moonshot_AI/WedjbwcL">Moonshot AI</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://zhipuai.cn">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Tech unicorn Zhipu AI joins China's LLM price war". South China Morning Post. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3265511/tech-unicorn-zhipu-ai-joins-chinas-llm-price-war-amid-new-funding-round" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3265511/tech-unicorn-zhipu-ai-joins-chinas-llm-price-war-amid-new-funding-round</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Baidu, SenseTime lead China's market for business-focused LLMs, says IDC". South China Morning Post. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3275475/baidu-sensetime-lead-chinas-market-business-focused-large-language-models-says-idc" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3275475/baidu-sensetime-lead-chinas-market-business-focused-large-language-models-says-idc</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"China's AI startups race for customers as titans like Alibaba cut prices". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/China-s-AI-startups-race-for-customers-as-titans-like-Alibaba-cut-prices" target="_blank">https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/China-s-AI-startups-race-for-customers-as-titans-like-Alibaba-cut-prices</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Kharpal, Arjun (20 October 2023). "Alibaba, Tencent among investors in China's rival to OpenAI with $341 million funding". CNBC. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/20/alibaba-tencent-among-investors-in-zhipu-chinas-openai-rival.html" target="_blank">https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/20/alibaba-tencent-among-investors-in-zhipu-chinas-openai-rival.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Alibaba and Tencent lead US$342 million total investment this year in Zhipu AI". South China Morning Post. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3238698/alibaba-tencent-and-other-major-chinese-backers-invest-us342-million-start-zhipu-ai-tech-sector-sees" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3238698/alibaba-tencent-and-other-major-chinese-backers-invest-us342-million-start-zhipu-ai-tech-sector-sees</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Alibaba, Tencent Join Big Backers for Chinese AI Startup Zhipu". Bloomberg.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-20/alibaba-tencent-join-big-backers-for-chinese-ai-startup-zhipu" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-20/alibaba-tencent-join-big-backers-for-chinese-ai-startup-zhipu</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Alibaba and Tencent lead US$342 million total investment this year in Zhipu AI". South China Morning Post. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3238698/alibaba-tencent-and-other-major-chinese-backers-invest-us342-million-start-zhipu-ai-tech-sector-sees" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3238698/alibaba-tencent-and-other-major-chinese-backers-invest-us342-million-start-zhipu-ai-tech-sector-sees</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Saudi Fund Joins $400 Million Financing for China AI Firm Zhipu". Bloomberg.com. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/saudi-fund-joins-400-million-financing-for-china-ai-firm-zhipu" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-31/saudi-fund-joins-400-million-financing-for-china-ai-firm-zhipu</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Zhipu AI says it is developing Sora-like technology as a path to AGI". South China Morning Post. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3255604/chinas-zhipu-ai-says-it-developing-sora-technology-path-artificial-general-intelligence" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3255604/chinas-zhipu-ai-says-it-developing-sora-technology-path-artificial-general-intelligence</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Zhipu AI launches video model as more Chinese tech firms take on OpenAI's Sora". South China Morning Post. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3272135/zhipu-ai-launches-video-model-sign-more-chinese-tech-firms-are-taking-openais-sora" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3272135/zhipu-ai-launches-video-model-sign-more-chinese-tech-firms-are-taking-openais-sora</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Chinese AI firms woo OpenAI users as U.S. company plans API restrictions". CNBC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/25/chinese-ai-firms-woo-openai-users-amid-plans-for-api-restrictions.html" target="_blank">https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/25/chinese-ai-firms-woo-openai-users-amid-plans-for-api-restrictions.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Razzaq, Asif (25 October 2024). "Zhipu AI Releases GLM-4-Voice: A New Open-Source End-to-End Speech Large Language Model". MarkTechPost. Retrieved 2 November 2024. <a href="https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/10/25/zhipu-ai-releases-glm-4-voice-a-new-open-source-end-to-end-speech-large-language-model/?amp" target="_blank">https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/10/25/zhipu-ai-releases-glm-4-voice-a-new-open-source-end-to-end-speech-large-language-model/?amp</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"ChatGLM — NVIDIA NeMo Framework User Guide latest documentation". docs.nvidia.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024. <a href="https://docs.nvidia.com/nemo-framework/user-guide/latest/llms/chatglm/index.html" target="_blank">https://docs.nvidia.com/nemo-framework/user-guide/latest/llms/chatglm/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Zhipu AI launches video model as more Chinese tech firms take on OpenAI's Sora". South China Morning Post. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3272135/zhipu-ai-launches-video-model-sign-more-chinese-tech-firms-are-taking-openais-sora" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3272135/zhipu-ai-launches-video-model-sign-more-chinese-tech-firms-are-taking-openais-sora</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"China's Zhipu AI says its app can operate your smartphone for you". South China Morning Post. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3284343/chinas-zhipu-ai-says-its-app-can-operate-your-smartphone-you" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3284343/chinas-zhipu-ai-says-its-app-can-operate-your-smartphone-you</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"China's Zhipu AI says its app can operate your smartphone for you". South China Morning Post. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3284343/chinas-zhipu-ai-says-its-app-can-operate-your-smartphone-you" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3284343/chinas-zhipu-ai-says-its-app-can-operate-your-smartphone-you</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>