According to 36KR Holdings, on December 18, the statistics of bid projects related to large models from January to November 2024 show that there are a total of 728 bid projects, which is 3.5 times that of the entire year of 2023; the bid amount is 1.71 billion yuan, 2.6 times that of the entire year of 2023. In terms of bidding companies, Baidu ranks first in the number of bid projects, bid project amount, industry coverage, and the number of central state-owned enterprise bid projects. Overall, Baidu and Iflytek Co.,ltd. are in the first tier of bidding companies. Among them, Baidu has 40 bid projects, a bid amount of 0.274 billion yuan, and covers seven industries, ranking first among all companies.