Baidu’s Kunlunxin Plans Flagship M300 AI Chip Launch for 2027

Kunlunxin, Baidu’s chip unit, said its M100 AI processor is on the market and outlined plans for a flagship M300 in 2027 as demand for inference computing grows.

Kunlunxin presented the roadmap at the opening of Baidu World 2026 on Nov. 12. The M100 is positioned around cost-effectiveness. The M300 is planned with upgrades to computing power, storage and interconnect.

The company also plans to bring several chips based on a new N architecture to market by 2028. The chips are intended for different applications.

Baidu founder 李彦宏 said AI computing demand has shifted from a focus on training toward a balance between training and inference. He linked the sharp rise in inference demand to the scaling of AI agent applications and said inference would be a long-term driver of AI chip growth.