Against the backdrop of tough competition, Baidu says that it makes him Ai Chatbot free for use. Starting from April 1, will be available to users for free. Baidu says that in some cases he will also issue compensation to users. The company has led to reducing costs and improving technologies as reasons for the release of Ernie Bot on the desktop and mobile devices.
Moreover, Baidu plans to expand the expanded search function on the same day. The field will also be available for free, and, as they say, will include updated arguments.
Baidu began to offer premium functions in his search engine at the end of 2023. They were equipped with advanced AI models, such as The company levied about $ 8 per month (59.9 yuan) for these functions.
While Baida was one of the first major Chinese companies They say that against the backdrop of Chatgpt growth, Ernie tried his best to find a widespread adoption. In contrast, Reuters reports that home competitors, such as the BYTEDANCE and UPSTART DeepSeek DUBAO chat. ) We saw a stronger acceptance of users, according to third -party data tracker.