We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Making Waves: GTC Highlights & Beyond. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) stands against other AI stocks that are making waves with insights on GTC highlights.
A new open-source model from Mistral AI is shaking things up in the tech world. This groundbreaking model outperforms comparable models like Gemma 3 and GPT-4o Mini, delivering inference speeds of 150 tokens per second. Mistral Small 3.1 surpasses the performance of leading small proprietary models across dimensions such as handling text, understanding multimodal inputs, supporting multiple languages, and managing long contexts, all that with low latency and cost efficiency.
Shifting focus to China, Tencent has recently captured attention with its suite of new artificial intelligence tools capable of converting text and images into 3D visuals. The company has released five open-source models based on its Hunyuan3D-2.0 technology, including “turbo” versions that can generate 3D visuals within 30 seconds while maintaining high precision and quality.
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Like many other Chinese firms, Tencent is advancing China’s position in the AI arms race by expanding its capital expenditures. According to Tencent President Martin Lau, capital spending would rise to the “low teens” as a percentage of revenue, and artificial intelligence will be a key focus of strategic investments.
“We will continue to increase our AI investments, increasing investment in our proprietary Hunyuan model while expanding our contributions in multimodal and open-source capabilities.” –Martin Lau.
Meanwhile, once an AI leader in China, Baidu is also striving hard to regain its position in the tech world. The company has released two new free-to-use artificial intelligence models, including its first reasoning-focused model. The move comes ahead of its plans to move toward an open-source strategy.
According to an article by The Financial Times on why China is suddenly flooding the markets with AI models, retaliation appears to be the driving force. When the US tightened its grip on advanced artificial intelligence technologies in January, it blocked off China’s access to advanced AI chips and locked proprietary models behind trade barriers.
Even though it seemed that China would retaliate by doubling down on secrecy, it’s doing quite the opposite, and with good reason. Chinese tech groups are seemingly creating an ecosystem where developers can continuously revamp their models. Provided open-source becomes powerful enough, there would be no reason to pay for closed models if free, equally capable alternatives exist.
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is an American technology company offering e-commerce, cloud computing, and other services, including digital streaming and artificial intelligence solutions. On March 18, Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney maintained a “Buy” rating on the stock with an associated price target that remains the same at $270.00. The analyst quoted several factors that underscore Amazon’s strategic positioning and growth potential in the satellite internet sector.
In particular, Amazon’s Kuiper project is seen as the only realistic competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink in the LEO satellite internet broadband space considering the high barriers to entry. These barriers exist due to limited spectrum availability and the industry’s capital-intensive nature. Satellite internet services like Starlink demonstrate a lucrative market opportunity, which implies that Project Kuiper could become a profitable venture for Amazon. The target market for Kuiper is the expansive $1 trillion terrestrial telecom and broadband sector. This significantly exceeds the $25 billion Sat Com market, justifying Amazon’s investment.
Overall, AMZN ranks 1st on our list of AI stocks that are making waves with insights on GTC highlights. While we acknowledge the potential of AMZN as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AMZN but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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