01.AI
零一万物
01.AI (零一万物) is a Chinese large language model startup founded by Kai-Fu Lee, who serves as its CEO . It is counted among China's "Six Little Tigers" of AI model companies, alongside MiniMax, Moonshot AI, Zhipu AI, Baichuan Intelligent Technology, and StepFun .
The company released its first closed-source model, Yi-Large, in May 2024—a 100-billion-parameter model that was also integrated into its consumer productivity products . 01.AI has pursued both domestic and overseas markets, and explored both B2B and B2C commercialization paths, including launching "Ruyi" digital-human solutions for e-commerce livestreaming and office meeting scenarios .
In early 2025, amid acquisition rumors, Lee clarified that 01.AI had formed an industrial large-model joint laboratory with Alibaba rather than being acquired, with staff focused on large-scale infrastructure and training joining the lab as Alibaba employees . elsewhere reported that Sequoia Capital China did not invest in 01.AI, unlike four of the other five "tiger" companies .
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