German search engine Ecosia abandons Mistral, switches to Chinese open-source models Qwen, GLM and Kimi

According to Politico, German search engine Ecosia, disappointed with Mistral's quality and believing it has fallen a full year behind competitors, turned to cooperate with Melious, using China's Qwen, GLM and Kimi models. CEO Kroll said previous cooperation with Mistral often encountered server overload and other issues; after switching, costs were halved and performance improved. He also believes China's promotion of open-source large models is a major opportunity for Europe.