Nan Fang Du Shi Bao·2025-10-17 15:55Core Insights - Baidu Intelligent Cloud announced a brand strategy upgrade for its AI-native application development and service platform, Qianfan, focusing on enterprise production scenarios [1][4] - Since its launch in March 2023, Qianfan has served over 460,000 enterprise clients and developed over 1.3 million agents, with daily usage of Baidu AI Search tools exceeding 10 million calls [1][4] Group 1: Platform Enhancements - The upgraded Qianfan platform emphasizes four key elements: Agent engine, tools and MCP, model services, and enterprise-level services [4] - The new Agent engine features a flexible orchestration architecture, reducing average task latency by 20% and long task duration by 40% [4][6] - New tools include video AI notes and third-party MCP services, enhancing the scalability of agents [5] Group 2: Model Services and Cost Efficiency - Qianfan offers over 150 state-of-the-art models and has enhanced its large model service capabilities, introducing a "proactive Cache mode" that can reduce inference costs by up to 80% [6] - The platform provides end-to-end observability and high availability, ensuring agents function as reliable digital employees [6] Group 3: Industry Applications - Qianfan has been successfully implemented in various enterprise production scenarios, such as the Shenzhen Water Authority, which improved customer satisfaction to over 98% and reduced complaints by over 15% [7] - In the energy sector, Liwei Zhili utilized Qianfan for intelligent inspection and fault diagnosis, transitioning from small model assistance to agent-driven operations [8] - The platform is also being applied in education as "smart teaching assistants" and in finance for personalized investment advice [9]