The “Six AI Tigers” (大模型六小虎) is a collective designation for six China-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup companies from 2021-2024.
These are considered the top companies in Chinas AI industry, outside of the tech giants Baidu and ByteDance.
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- Zhipu AI
- Moonshot AI
- MiniMax
- Baichuan Intelligence
- StepFun
- 01.AI
While Z.ai (Zhipu AI) and MiniMax pursued public listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, others like Moonshot AI focused on specific consumer applications or remained private with significant cash reserves