Chinese alternatives to ChatGPT
4 China-built AI chat assistant options.
DeepSeek 深度求索
alternative to OpenAI GPT / Claude
Open-weight foundation and reasoning models (V3 / R1 series).
AI stack Private Open source
#1 open weights MIT 128K ctx
Kimi 月之暗面
alternative to Claude / GPT
Long-context models and chat assistant from Moonshot AI.
AI stack Private Open source
#3 open weights Modified MIT 256K ctx
Tencent WorkBuddy 腾讯 WorkBuddy
alternative to Microsoft Copilot / ChatGPT / OpenAI GPTs
Full-scenario AI office workspace from Tencent Cloud that plans and executes tasks across documents, spreadsheets, code, design, local files and multi-agent workflows.
AI stack HK-listed Closed
Foreign-investable
chat app
Doubao 豆包
alternative to ChatGPT / Gemini
ByteDance's model family and consumer assistant; API via Volcano Engine.
AI stack Private Closed
#8 api