China's Baidu is set to launch the next iteration of its artificial intelligence model in the second half of 2025, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

China’s Baidu reportedly plans to launch the next generation of its large language model in the third quarter of 2025. A source revealed the AI model is set to have updates in its multimodal capabilities.

The company, the operator of China’s most popular search engine, announced the plan today. Reuters reported that the initiative centers on an upcoming family of Ernie models dubbed the Ernie 4.5 series. Baidu will start rolling out the LLM series to users in the coming months and plans to open-source its code on June 30.

Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) will open-source its next-generation Ernie AI model from June 30, marking a major strategy shift as competition in the AI sector intensifies. The move comes after the rise of DeepSeek,

China's Baidu plans to release the next generation of its artificial intelligence model in the second-half of this year, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the

Chinese search engine giant Baidu said on Friday it would make its next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30, a major shift in strategy as competition heats up.

Between DeepSeek R1 and Alibaba's Qwen range, China's open-source AI scene is flourishing. Baidu plans to embrace the movement by making Ernie open-source. The move