{"id":23299,"date":"2026-07-16T21:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/on-device-models-steal-the-spotlight-as-chinas-edge-ai-sector-heats-up\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:29:29","slug":"on-device-models-steal-the-spotlight-as-chinas-edge-ai-sector-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/on-device-models-steal-the-spotlight-as-chinas-edge-ai-sector-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"On-device models steal the spotlight as China\u2019s edge AI sector heats up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instead of relying on sprawling, power-hungry cloud data centres, a growing number of tech companies in China and elsewhere are turning to lightweight models<\/span> designed to run entirely on smartphones or laptops.<\/div>\n

Proponents said this localised approach would be a game-changer, promising faster processing, enhanced data privacy and lower operating costs.<\/p>\n

Investors are buying in. Beijing-based ModelBest, a prominent player in on-device AI, raised more than 5 billion yuan (US$738 million) this year, according to a WeChat post by investor Shanghai Mejoy Capital.<\/p>\n

ModelBest’s latest C+ Series funding round, completed earlier this week, propelled the firm’s valuation to 20 billion yuan, according to the post.<\/p>\n

The start-up did not disclose the size of its latest funding round and did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The funding milestone comes amid a flurry of activity in China’s so-called local AI or edge AI sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On-device models steal the spotlight as China’s edge AI sector heats up<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Instead of relying on sprawling, power-hungry cloud data centres, a growing number of tech companies in China and elsewhere are turning to lightweight models designed to run entirely on smartphones or laptops. Proponents said this localised approach would be a game-changer, promising faster processing, enhanced data privacy and lower operating costs. Investors are buying in….<\/p>\n

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