Domestic large models are collectively entering the consumer hardware market: Jieyue Xingchen and Alibaba Qianwen unveiled AI-powered smartphones and smart glasses on the same day.
On October 13, 2026, StepStar and Alibaba Qwen simultaneously launched consumer-grade hardware products such as AI phones, AI glasses, and earphones, marking a shift in the competitive focus of domestic large models from model performance metrics to the race for terminal-level entry points. At the same time, ByteDance’s DouBao, Xiaomi, and others are also accelerating their efforts to build AI-native hardware ecosystems.
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