China's Zhipu posts 132% rise in annual revenue on AI boom

One of the leading players in China's crowded artificial intelligence sector, Zhipu AI , reported revenue growth of 131.9% for 2025 on Tuesday, in its first results update since raising HK$4.35 billion ($554.9 million) in a January ‌listing.

The spinoff ⁠from ⁠Tsinghua University has drawn attention in Silicon Valley with its latest ​GLM-5 model, said to match U.S. rivals on several performance metrics.

Revenue ​from its core business of on-premise deployment, in which Zhipu sells models for installation on clients' local servers, rose more ​than 100% to 533.9 million ⁠yuan ($77.3 million) in ‌2025.


Cloud-based revenue from API services sold to enterprises and individuals climbed to 190.4 million yuan.

Zhipu ⁠posted a net loss of 4.72 billion yuan ​for 2025, compared with a loss of 2.96 ​billion in 2024. Its net adjusted loss for the year was 3.18 billion yuan.

The company has said it expects to reach profitability through revenue growth and improved operating efficiency, without giving a timeframe.

The results come ‌amid growing competition in China's AI sector, as companies race to release updated models and step ​up marketing.

Zhipu, also known as ⁠Knowledge Atlas Technology, competes with startups such as MiniMax, Moonshot AI and DeepSeek, as well as internet giants ByteDance and Alibaba.

Rival ​MiniMax posted a net loss of $1.87 billion for 2025.

Zhipu has been expanding abroad, particularly in Southeast Asia, but China remains its primary market.