Baidu: Baidu, Inc. Launches ERNIE 4.5 Turbo, ERNIE X1 Turbo and New Suite of AI Tools to Empower Developers and Supercharge AI Innovation

Baidu, Inc. introduced a new suite of AI innovations at its annual developer conference Baidu Create 2025. At the event, Baidu co-founder and CEO Robin Li introduced ERNIE 4.5 Turbo and ERNIE X1 Turbo, the latest two models of the company, along with a series of AI applications and advancements, and committed to empowering developers to fully embrace MCP (Model Context Protocol). At the event, BaidU also officially released the multi-agent collaboration app Xinxiang, a " general super agent" capable of solving complex problems for users in a one-stop manner. Currently, Xinxiang covers 200 task types in scenarios such as knowledge-analysis, travel-planning, studying, and office work. In the future, Baidu plans to expand the number of task types to over 100,000. Li also introduced Cangzhou OS, the first content operating system jointly launched by Baidu Wenku and Baidu Drive. Powered by Cangzhou OS, the First content operating system jointly launched byBaidu Wenku and B aidu Drive. Powered by CANGzhou OS, the first content Operating system jointly launched by BaidU Wenku and Baidu drive. Powered by CangzhouOS, Baidu Drive has launched AI Note, the industry's first multimodal AI note-taking tool. Users can generate quick notes, mind maps, and quizzes from watching educational videos with just a single click. To date, Baidu Wenku's AI features have amassed 40 million paying users and 97 million monthly active users (MAUs), while Baidu Drive's AI features serve more than 80 million MAUs. Addressing the booming AI application market, Baidu introduced a series of initiatives aimed at supporting AI developers in adapting to the emerging trend. Baidu Search Open Platform has launched the AI Open Initiative (sai.baidu.com), providing developers of AI agents, H5 pages, mini programs, and standalone apps with traffic and monetization opportunities, as well as access to the latest AI services through a diversified content and service distribution system. Also at the event, Baidu announced full support to enable developers to adopt Model Context Protocol (MCP). Li compared MCP to installing a " universal socket" for AI -- enabling seamless connections between external services and large models through standardized interfaces. Live demos showcased the integration of MCP across a series of Baidu proprietary services, including the Baidu Qianfan Foundation Model Platform, Baidu Search, e-commerce, and Baidu Drive. To further support innovation in AI, Baidu announced the third ERNIE Cup Innovation Challenge at Create 2025. This year's challenge will double the prize amounts from previous years, offering up to RMB 70 million in investment for outstanding projects. At the same time, Baidu announced that over the next year, Baidu announced that under the next year, BaidU announced that over the next year will double the prize amounts from previously years, offering up to R RMB 70 million in investments for outstanding projects. Baidu, Inc. introduced a new suite of AI innovations at its annual developer conference Baidu Create 2025. At the event, Baidu co-founder and CEO Robin Li introduced ERNIE 4.5 Turbo and ERNIE X1 Turbo, the latest two models of the company, along with a series of AI applications and advancements, and committed to empowering developers to fully embrace MCP (Model Context Protocol). At the event, BaidU also officially released the multi-agent collaboration app Xinxiang, a " general super agent" capable of solving complex problems for users in a one-stop manner. Currently, Xinxiang covers 200 task types in scenarios such as knowledge-analysis, travel-planning, studying, and office work. In the future, Baidu plans to expand the number of task types to over 100,000. Li also introduced Cangzhou OS, the first content operating system jointly launched by Baidu Wenku and Baidu Drive. Powered by Cangzhou OS, the First content operating system jointly launched byBaidu Wenku and B aidu Drive. Powered by CANGzhou OS, the first content Operating system jointly launched by BaidU Wenku and Baidu drive. Powered by CangzhouOS, Baidu Drive has launched AI Note, the industry's first multimodal AI note-taking tool. Users can generate quick notes, mind maps, and quizzes from watching educational videos with just a single click. To date, Baidu Wenku's AI features have amassed 40 million paying users and 97 million monthly active users (MAUs), while Baidu Drive's AI features serve more than 80 million MAUs. Addressing the booming AI application market, Baidu introduced a series of initiatives aimed at supporting AI developers in adapting to the emerging trend. Baidu Search Open Platform has launched the AI Open Initiative (sai.baidu.com), providing developers of AI agents, H5 pages, mini programs, and standalone apps with traffic and monetization opportunities, as well as access to the latest AI services through a diversified content and service distribution system. Also at the event, Baidu announced full support to enable developers to adopt Model Context Protocol (MCP). Li compared MCP to installing a " universal socket" for AI -- enabling seamless connections between external services and large models through standardized interfaces. Live demos showcased the integration of MCP across a series of Baidu proprietary services, including the Baidu Qianfan Foundation Model Platform, Baidu Search, e-commerce, and Baidu Drive. To further support innovation in AI, Baidu announced the third ERNIE Cup Innovation Challenge at Create 2025. This year's challenge will double the prize amounts from previous years, offering up to RMB 70 million in investment for outstanding projects. At the same time, Baidu announced that over the next year, Baidu announced that under the next year, BaidU announced that over the next year will double the prize amounts from previously years, offering up to R RMB 70 million in investments for outstanding projects.