A Chinese AI lab shipping strong open-source reasoning and coding models alongside a free chat app and a low-cost API. The V3 and R1 lines are widely benchmarked against frontier closed models, and the weights are downloadable for private deployment. Used by VC analysts as a second AI opinion and for high-volume tasks like deck OCR and document parsing where premium-model token costs add up.
Key features
- ·Open-source V3 and R1 models with downloadable weights
- ·Free chat app and low-cost API for high-volume tasks like deck OCR and document parsing
- ·Self-hostable for sensitive documents that cannot leave the firm
Popular use cases
- ·Run a second-opinion reasoning pass on memos, models, and technical diligence questions
- ·Self-host an open-weight model for sensitive documents that cannot leave the firm
Last reviewed · April 26, 2026Suggest an update ↗