TREE NEWS update: Baidu unveiled an upgraded search AI API at a product event in Beijing, priced at a promotional low of 4.9 yuan per 1,000 calls, below DeepSeek’s search API. The company also announced upgrades across its search box, AI camera, GUI visualization and AI interactive applications. Baidu said its search now achieves recursive self-evolution.
Baidu Upgrades Search AI API to 4.9 Yuan per 1,000 Calls, Undercutting DeepSeek
AI take
Baidu's move frames search AI pricing as a competitive lever rather than a technical one, and positioning below DeepSeek signals that undercutting rivals on cost is now part of the pitch alongside capability claims. The bundling of search box, camera, GUI visualization and interactive app upgrades suggests Baidu is trying to convert API interest into broader platform adoption rather than selling raw model access alone. The claim of recursive self-evolution is the harder assertion to verify, and whether that translates into measurable product differentiation, rather than just a lower headline price, is the open question worth watching.
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