Jiqi Zhixin

What Jiqi Zhixin does

Jiqi Zhixin (机器之心), founded in 2015 and headquartered in Beijing, is a for-profit technology media platform focused on artificial intelligence, robots, and neurocognitive science. The company operates a portfolio of interconnected digital properties centered on jiqizhixin.com, including an AI article library (文章库), the SOTA! Models (SOTA！模型) benchmarking and tracking platform, the AI Shortlist tools directory, the AI好好用 applied AI utility platform, a PRO membership newsletter (PRO会员通讯), and a Data Service (数据服务) that provides direct dataset access for B2B customers seeking to replace manual data scraping. Collectively these products serve AI researchers, data scientists, and technology professionals with curated news, model performance tracking, tool discovery, and structured data acquisition.

Underlying the platform is an AI-focused data aggregation and analysis architecture that combines editorial content production with structured metadata on state-of-the-art models and AI tools. The SOTA! Models and AI Shortlist properties function as living databases rather than static content, and the Data Service extends this curation capability into a paid B2B offering sold through direct contact. Distribution is primarily self-serve and product-led via the company's owned web properties, with a horizontal customer segmentation approach targeting the Chinese AI practitioner community.

The business model blends a freemium media core with subscription (PRO membership newsletter), B2B data services, and event/ecosystem participation. The company has progressively moved beyond pure media into platform and infrastructure positioning, exemplified by its 2025 co-creation of the YOMIRGO AI platform with Oracle, Fenrui AI, Gobi Capital, and Boman Group, and co-initiation of the Yangtze River Delta RWA Incubator. Capital partners include Source Code Capital, Baidu Ventures, Iflytek, ECC Capital, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, TalkingData, Hangzhou Xinglu, and more recently Hefei Industry Investment Group and Hefei Innovation Investment. Leadership comprises CEO Gale Zhao alongside co-founders Chain Zhang (Head of Global Operation) and Wei Zhou.

Name

Jiqi Zhixin

Website

https://jiqizhixin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jiqi Zhixin (机器之心), founded in 2015 in Beijing, is an AI-focused media and intelligence platform operating article library, SOTA! model tracking, AI Shortlist directory, Data Service, and PRO newsletter products that serve Chinese AI researchers, data scientists, and technology professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artificial Intelligence Media and Research Intelligence

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

akta.pro primary industry

Q&A and Knowledge Discovery Platforms (BPAMAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Search, Discovery & Ranking Personalization (HDAAAGAE), Social, Community & Creator Platform Feeds (HDAAAGAD)

Keywords

• AI media platform
• AI news aggregation
• AI model benchmarking
• AI tools directory
• AI research content

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jiqi Zhixin (机器之心) operates an AI-focused information and intelligence platform that aggregates and curates artificial intelligence news, research, and tool discovery content for AI professionals. The company sells direct data acquisition services that provide programmatic dataset retrieval, a state-of-the-art (SOTA) AI model tracking and benchmarking platform, an AI tools directory (AI Shortlist), a premium PRO membership newsletter subscription, and an AI utility platform (AI 好好用). Its products collectively serve AI researchers, developers, and technology professionals with content, benchmarking data, and tool discovery.

Product overview

Jiqi Zhixin (机器之心) is an AI information and intelligence platform offering a portfolio of interconnected products. The core offering includes a Data Service for direct dataset access, an Article Library (文章库) for AI research content, the SOTA！模型 platform for tracking state-of-the-art AI models, the AI Shortlist tool directory, the AI 好好用 AI assistance platform, and a PRO membership newsletter subscription service. These products collectively serve AI researchers, developers, and professionals with content, data, and tool discovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PRO会员通讯: Professional membership newsletter service providing AI industry updates and insights
• SOTA！模型
• AI Shortlist
• 数据服务
• AI好好用

Products and services

• Data Service (数据服务)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FINWEXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025FINWEX co-organizes the IFIC Global AI Intelligent Body WEB3 Innovation Summit with Jiqi Zhixin, featuring announcements including the Jiqing Yunzhi computing power cluster project and YOMIRGO AI platform. FINWEX is also a co-initiator of the Yangtze River Delta RWA Incubator.
• Gobi CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025Gobi Capital co-created the YOMIRGO artificial intelligence platform and is a co-initiator of the Yangtze River Delta RWA Incubator, indicating strategic involvement in AI platform development.
• OraclecoreTechnology or Integration · 21 June 2025Oracle is a co-creator of the YOMIRGO artificial intelligence platform, providing technology infrastructure for the AI platform.
• Tsinghua UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025Tsinghua University is a partner in the Jiqing Yunzhi computing power cluster project, contributing academic expertise to the initiative.
• China Electronics Technology Group CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025China Electronics Technology Group Corporation participates in the Jiqing Yunzhi computing power cluster project, providing technology group expertise.
• People's Daily Digital CommunicationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025People's Daily Digital Communication provides strategic support for the IFIC Global AI Intelligent Body WEB3 Innovation Summit.
• Fenrui AIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025Fenrui AI co-created the YOMIRGO artificial intelligence platform, serving as a primary developer of the AI platform.
• Boman GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025Boman Group co-created the YOMIRGO artificial intelligence platform and participates in the Nordic business ecosystem.
• Nordic Chamber of Commerce FundminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025Nordic Chamber of Commerce Fund co-created the YOMIRGO artificial intelligence platform, bringing Nordic business network connections.
• China Free Trade Zone Digital Economy Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025China Free Trade Zone Digital Economy Research Institute is a co-initiator of the Yangtze River Delta RWA Incubator, contributing research expertise on digital economy within free trade zones.
• Shanghai Technology InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025Shanghai Technology International is a co-initiator of the Yangtze River Delta RWA Incubator, contributing international technology expertise from Shanghai.
• Gobi VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2025Gobi Ventures is a co-initiator of the Yangtze River Delta RWA Incubator, providing venture capital perspective to the incubator.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• 36Kr: Chinese tech and startup media platform serving professionals with news, research, and industry intelligence. Directly comparable to Jiqi Zhixin as a Chinese-language vertical media brand monetizing a professional audience, though broader in scope (startups/internet) versus Jiqi Zhixin's AI focus.
• Huxiu: Major Chinese technology and business media outlet producing editorial content, newsletters, and events for tech professionals. Comparable to Jiqi Zhixin in business model (content-to-professionals, subscriptions, events) and Chinese-market focus, with similar ambitions to monetize vertical professional readership.
• The Information: Subscription-based tech and business journalism outlet targeting industry professionals with premium reporting. Closely mirrors Jiqi Zhixin's PRO membership model — paid professional newsletter/content serving a vertical B2B tech audience.

Emerging players

• Papers With Code: Open platform linking ML research papers with code and benchmark results, allowing users to track state-of-the-art model performance. Directly comparable to Jiqi Zhixin's SOTA! Models tracker as an AI model benchmarking and research-tracking resource for practitioners.
• The Decoder: AI-focused news and analysis site covering models, research, and industry developments. Directly comparable to Jiqi Zhixin as a dedicated AI media outlet, though operating in English/global markets rather than Chinese.
• Stratechery: Subscription tech analysis newsletter monetizing deep professional readership. Closely mirrors Jiqi Zhixin's PRO membership premium content strategy — a high-value, single-author/subscriber publication targeting senior tech decision-makers.
• Hugging Face: AI model and dataset hub hosting state-of-the-art models with community/benchmarking tools. Comparable to Jiqi Zhixin's SOTA! Models and AI Shortlist offerings as a discovery and benchmarking surface for AI models, though centered on hosted models rather than news/research.
• Import AI: Popular AI-focused newsletter by Jack Clark summarizing research, policy, and industry developments for AI practitioners. Comparable to Jiqi Zhixin's PRO Membership Communications as a curated AI intelligence product for a paying professional audience.

Broad incumbents

• VentureBeat: Established English-language tech media outlet with strong AI/ML coverage and events. Comparable to Jiqi Zhixin as a media brand targeting AI/tech professionals, though broader in coverage and operating at larger scale with global English audience.
• MIT Technology Review: Long-standing technology media publication covering AI and emerging tech with subscription and events revenue. Comparable as a premium AI/tech intelligence brand targeting professional readers, though with global editorial scope and institutional backing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/syncedtech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors9 records

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M&A

Investments

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