An independent guide to Chinese AI
A clearer way into Chinese AI.
Explore DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen. Understand the models, find their official services, and choose your next starting point.
Independent guidance. Official destinations. Sources you can check.
Start with a model family
Get to know the names.
Each ecosystem includes different products. Start with the guide, then choose the service that fits your task.
01 / DEEPSEEK
From chat to API
Find official access, see which API names map to which models, and understand usage-based pricing.
02 / KIMI
Meet Moonshot AI
Find the official assistant and learn how its product plans differ from developer API access.
03 / QWEN
Navigate the ecosystem
Understand Qwen’s chat, its model releases and Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
Make an informed choice
The app and the model
are different things.
A chat app gives you a ready-to-use interface. A model is the system behind the responses. An API lets a developer build a separate experience around that model.
The same model name does not guarantee the same tools, usage limits, privacy settings or price. Our guides tell you which service a feature or price refers to.
Start with the official services.
Direct links to DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen, with a clear explanation of where you are going.
The DeepSeek essentials
A useful place to begin.
REFERENCE
Model names, explained
Check current API identifiers and the versions behind them.
COSTS
Understand API pricing
Separate cached input, uncached input, output and peak-hour rates.
DEVELOPERS
Connect to the API
Find official setup instructions and learn what an integration needs.