Wang Xiaochuan, CEO of Baichuan Intelligent: API services are not suitable for startups in the Chinese market

Message from webmaster's home (ChinaZ. com) on May 23: On May 22 Baihuan4 model and Product launch At the media communication meeting, Baichuan Intelligent Founder and CEO Wang Xiaochuan is discussing the current domestic AI big model field High-profile“ price war ”The phenomenon puts forward a point of view. Wang Xiaochuan said that API services are not suitable for start-ups in the Chinese market.

Wang Xiaochuan believes that this view involves two main issues. First, from a commercial perspective, in China's current business environment, ToB market It is about 10 times smaller than the ToC market. In the United States, such a ToB market size difference does not exist. Secondly, when using data, the company's revenue is denominated in RMB, while its expenditure is denominated in US dollars, which has produced a huge difference between the API service market in China and the United States.

Wang Xiaochuan's opinion has aroused heated debate among industry insiders. Some people agree that in the Chinese market, start-ups should have independent research and development capabilities, rather than relying entirely on API services; Others disagree that API services can help start-ups quickly launch products and reduce R&D costs to a certain extent.

In any case, Wang Xiaochuan's views on the direction of AI big model field triggered in-depth thinking inside and outside the industry. In the context of this "price war", AI enterprises need to consider market characteristics and positioning comprehensively when choosing business models and development paths to find the most suitable path for their own development.

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