Qianfan 千帆
China · Beijing
alternative to OpenAI API / Azure AI Foundry
Baidu's model-development and serving platform (ERNIE + third-party models).
Why it fits
- Closed
- AI stack
Regional alternatives
Model & licence
- Access
- cloud platform
Independence & portability
Strong independence · 59/100
- Deployment
- private cloud
- Data control
- customer managed
- Portability
- medium
- Supply-chain
- medium
- Ecosystem
- strategic
- Openness
- closed (0/15)
Procurement/migration signal, not a certification. As of 2026-10. Enterprise model platform on Baidu AI Cloud; API/SDK plus enterprise deployment controls. 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)
- via Baidu
- Foreign-investable
- Yes
- China 500 #178