Russian experts: Russian companies are embedding Chinese AI models into their own products
Alexey Kalpyn, partner at Russian consulting firm "5D Consulting," said in an interview with Sputnik News that due to the high accessibility and effectiveness of Chinese artificial intelligence models, Russian firms are integrating them into their own products.
Kalpyn stated: "Currently, Chinese AI models are probably the only ones on the global market that Russia can use without barriers. Models like DeepSeek and Alibaba's Qwen can run without a VPN, accurately recognize Cyrillic characters as if they were native, and do not require foreign bank cards."
Kalpyn explained: "For developers, programmers, and analysts, DeepSeek is currently the top choice among free AI tools. According to various performance benchmarks, the latest V3.2 version is very close to GPT-5, significantly outperforming it in computational tasks and coding. Alibaba’s Qwen3-Max-Thinking model, launched early in 2026, scored 92.8 on the GPQA benchmark test, compared to Google’s Gemini 3 Pro, which scored 97.5—very close, but China’s model is available completely free of charge."
Kalpyn pointed out: "Russian companies are embedding these models into their own products. MTS AI combines its Cotype model with DeepSeek, while aggregators such as StudyAI include both DeepSeek and Qwen in their basic free versions."
The expert noted that Chinese models have not pushed Russian developers out of the market but instead occupy other domains.
Kalpyn said: "When it comes to considerations involving Russian regulations, Russian culture, storing data on Russian servers, or integrating with banking services, GigaChat and YandexGPT remain unmatched. However, both Chinese models are open-source, allowing local customization, task-specific training, and independence from external infrastructure."
Kalpyn concluded: "DeepSeek V4 is expected to launch by late April—a multimodal model supporting Huawei devices. This reflects Chinese developers' ongoing efforts to reduce reliance on U.S. chips, a goal equally important for Russia."
Source: sputniknews
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1863128561788939/
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