MChat

• 1. overview (494 chars)

  MChat is an AI conversation robot built by Lanzhou Technology based on the independently developed Mencius GPT large model. It will be released in March 2023. This product can conduct multiple rounds of scenario-based dialogue interactions with users, and can help users complete a variety of tasks in specific scenarios through intelligent dialogue. Lanzhou Technology was founded by Zhou Ming, a senior expert in the field of AI. It has completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Pre-A+ round financing and has repeatedly achieved excellent results in Chinese large model benchmarks.

• 2. Product background (745 chars)

  Lanzhou Technology is an artificial intelligence company focusing on the field of NLP. Its founder, Zhou Ming, is a senior expert in the field of NLP. The company has repeatedly topped the list on CLUE, the most authoritative evaluation benchmark in the field of Chinese language understanding, with its 1 billion-parameter Mencius model. It has defeated models with 10 billion or even 100 billion parameters with small-scale parameters, demonstrating its technical strength. In March 2023, Lanzhou Technology officially released a "ChatGPT-like" language generation model - the Mencius MChat controllable large model. The company subsequently completed the Pre-A+ round of financing, led by Beijing Zhongguancun Science City Company, followed by Eight Roads Capital and Sinovation Ventures. The cumulative financing in the two rounds totaled hundreds of millions of yuan.

• 3. Product functions and usage experience (761 chars)

  The core functions of MChat include multi-round dialogue interaction, scenario-based dialogue and task processing. This product is based on the Mencius GPT series model and supports multiple professional versions with parameter sizes ranging from 7B to 40B. Users can flexibly switch according to needs. The main functional features include: supporting chat, Q&A, translation, text generation, information extraction and other capabilities; emphasizing "controllable text generation", suitable for the creation of marketing copywriting, press releases, abstracts and other articles with specific format and style requirements; supporting document reading and translation functions; integrating search results, domain data and knowledge graphs; the current platform is in the internal beta stage, and new users must submit an application after registration before they can be used.

• 4. Pricing and business model (309 chars)

  MChat’s detailed pricing plan is not provided on the page. Based on the product status in the internal testing phase, it is speculated that the product may adopt a pay-per-call or subscription-based business model. After formal commercialization, pricing may be divided into free version, professional version and enterprise version based on industry standards.

• 5. User reviews (741 chars)

  Since the product is currently in the internal testing stage, public user evaluation information is relatively limited. Judging from industry media reports, the main features of MChat include: In terms of positive reviews, the product emphasizes the ability of “controllable text generation” and performs well in specific content creation scenarios. Backed by Lanzhou Technology's profound accumulation in the field of NLP, the technical foundation is relatively solid. Strong Chinese understanding ability, relying on the excellent performance of Mencius' large model on Chinese evaluation benchmarks. In terms of negative feedback, the product is in the internal testing stage, public information is limited, and user coverage is not wide enough. Some functions are still being improved, and the specific usage experience needs to be verified by large-scale users.

• 6. Industry evaluation (493 chars)

  Judging from industry media reports, Lanzhou Technology’s release of MChat is seen as a move into the AI ​​2.0 era from the platform and infrastructure levels. Founder Zhou Ming believes that AI has entered the 2.0 era, and Lanzhou will move forward from the platform and infrastructure levels, and will expand into multiple languages ​​in the future. Technology media such as 36Kr have reported on Lanzhou Technology’s financing and product launch, believing that the company has certain technological accumulation and competitive advantages in the field of large language models.

• 7. Controversies and Risks (341 chars)

  Currently, there is little public dispute information about MChat products, and the main risks include: the product is still in the internal testing stage, and various functions are still being improved; the homogeneous competition of large model products is fierce, and differentiated competitive advantages are needed; the Mencius large model needs to verify its effect in practical applications.

• 8. Applicable groups and usage suggestions (553 chars)

  MChat is suitable for the following user groups: users who need AI dialogue assistants for daily Q&A and knowledge inquiries; marketers and content creators who need controllable text generation capabilities; enterprise scenarios that require high Chinese understanding; users who need multi-language translation support. Scenarios that are less suitable include: users who require fully mature commercial products; real-time applications that require extremely high response speed; and sensitive data scenarios that require privatized deployment. Alternatives include: ChatGPT, Wenxinyiyan, Tongyi Qianwen and other similar products.

• 9. Summarize (376 chars)

  MChat is an AI dialogue product created by Lanzhou Technology based on the Mencius GPT large model. It has certain technical advantages in Chinese understanding and controllable text generation. The product is currently in the internal testing stage, and public information is limited. For users who need Chinese AI conversation capabilities, they can pay attention to the subsequent development and official version release of this product.

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  秦萱

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  I finally got the qualification for closed beta testing today! Excited!

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  brownswan939

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  MChat’s internal beta qualification application has finally been approved! Scenario-based dialogue is indeed more in line with actual needs than other AIs, but the response speed is a bit slow and I hope it can be optimized.

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  eMILYlEE

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  The generated text is highly controllable and is more suitable for copywriting scenarios with formatting requirements.

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  Terry.Wilson369769

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  After using it for two weeks, my biggest feeling is that my Chinese understanding ability is very strong, and my control when writing marketing copy is much better than GPT.

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  Lydia_Moore_88

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  I only need a spoonful of water to drink - I use MChat to write weekly reports, and I have uninstalled all other AIs.

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  SeanVasquezSr

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  It’s too hard to grab a spot for the internal test. I’ve applied three times but haven’t been approved yet.

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  墨染_1

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  It’s so funny that I can’t get a spot in the closed beta.

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  Raymond.Ruiz_Pro

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  It is much cheaper than Wen Xin Yi Yan, the effect is not bad, and the price/performance ratio is good.

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  ChristineVasquez_2023

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  Help, the multi-round dialogue function of this product is so great, it is very convenient for project research!

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  cHAINpRO

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  Comparing three or four domestic AIs, MChat has the highest professionalism in financial scenarios.

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  冯平

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  I tried it out and found that the document reading function is quite useful, but the translation still has limitations.

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  DRwhi

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  Backed by Lanzhou Technology, the technical foundation should be there. It just depends on how the subsequent commercialization will be carried out.

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  REdwards_2021772

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  GOAT!

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  暖阳437

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  I tested it with my colleagues and it worked well when writing articles in conjunction with search results.

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  KimberlyBellQ

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  The product manager is great and always answers all questions. I look forward to the official version.

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  Timothy_Rivera_2024

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  I can’t go back. After using MChat, I can no longer look down on other AI assistants.

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  Frank_ColemanJr216

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  I asked customer service and they said that the official version will be launched in the second half of the year, so I will wait and see.

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  s6515sj0_x

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  Is there anyone who can form a team and join us in the official version?

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  ShibShack385

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  The functions are already so complete during the internal beta stage, and I can’t imagine how powerful the official version will be.

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