Guides

Practical, sourced guidance for evaluating and using Chinese AI models, APIs and agents.

• How to Choose a Chinese AI Model: A Decision Framework

  A practical framework for choosing among Chinese AI models — DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, MiniMax and Doubao — based on price, context, capabilities, openness and verification status.

• How to Read Vendor-Reported Benchmarks

  A guide to interpreting benchmark scores for Chinese AI models: what vendor-reported means, why versions cannot be mixed, and how China AI Hub labels scores by source type.

• Open-Weight vs API: Trade-offs for Chinese Models

  A practical guide to choosing between open-weight self-hosting and API access for Chinese AI models, using license data and prices from the China AI Hub database.