Baidu AI Cloud 百度智能云
China · Beijing
alternative to AWS / Azure / GCP
AI-centric cloud built around the Ernie / PaddlePaddle stack.
Why it fits
- ✓ Partly open
- AI stack
Regional alternatives
Independence & portability
Strong independence · 62/100
- Deployment
- private cloud
- Data control
- customer managed
- Portability
- medium
- Supply-chain
- medium
- Ecosystem
- mature
- Openness
- partly open (6/15)
Procurement/migration signal, not a certification. As of 2026-10. AI cloud with VPC/hybrid-cloud controls; partial open stack via PaddlePaddle. How this is scored.
Regulatory & supply-chain notes
US DoD Section 1260H list
The parent company, Baidu, is on the list.
Baidu, Inc. · parent group listed · as of 2026-10 · source ↗
A list of “Chinese military companies”. Since 30 June 2026 the Department of Defense may not contract with listed companies; from 30 June 2027 that extends to goods and services that include their products. It does not restrict anyone else buying or using the product.
Company & market
- Parent company
- Baidu
- Registered
- Beijing
- Listing
- US-listed
- Market cap / val. (USD)
- ~$46 B
- Foreign-investable
- Yes
- China 500 #178