# AI First Picks > A scene list of AI tools for mainland China, not a prompt collection. > Order: direct use in mainland China, finishing that scene’s job, a clear price with a usable free tier or trial, then Chinese. > No scores and no invented review counts, stars, or traffic. Rank is the order to try a tool, not a score. > Mainland marks were checked by opening official sites from servers outside mainland China, not by probing from inside the mainland. This list does not describe network setup. Last checked: 2026-11-11 Asia/Shanghai Home: https://makepacket.help/ How we rank: https://makepacket.help/method All tools: https://makepacket.help/tools ## Chat and writing Turn a passage, a draft, or a batch of material into Chinese you can hand in. https://makepacket.help/c/writing First pick: Kimi — Long texts and multiple files can be read through in the mainland. Short copy is very close to Doubao. - Kimi (First pick, Opens directly) Site https://www.kimi.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/kimi Long texts and multiple files can be read through in the mainland. Short copy is very close to Doubao. - Doubao (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.doubao.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/doubao Everyday Q&A and short drafts come easily. Image generation connected to Seedream 5.5 this week. - Yuanbao (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://yuanbao.tencent.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/yuanbao When you need articles from WeChat Official Accounts and the rest of WeChat, it fits better than a general chat. - ChatGPT (Alternate, May need a special network) Site https://chatgpt.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/chatgpt General writing is still strong, but it usually does not open in the mainland, so it is not the first pick. - Claude (Alternate, May need a special network) Site https://claude.ai/ https://makepacket.help/t/claude Long texts and revisions are steady. It likewise usually needs a special network. ## Models in China Pick a general model that opens in mainland China and use it as the everyday default. https://makepacket.help/c/models First pick: DeepSeek — When reasoning or writing code, it is more willing to finish the steps. The web version is mainly free to use. - DeepSeek (First pick, Opens directly) Site https://www.deepseek.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/deepseek When reasoning or writing code, it is more willing to finish the steps. The web version is mainly free to use. - Qwen (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.qianwen.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/qianwen On reading documents, office work, and Alibaba Cloud, it is nearly even with DeepSeek. - ChatGLM (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://chatglm.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/chatglm Beyond chat it can do data analysis and small agents. It suits people already using GLM. - Wenxin (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://wenxin.baidu.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/wenxin Tied to Baidu search and Chinese source material. Deep reasoning is not its strength. - iFlytek Spark (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://xinghuo.xfyun.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/xinghuo Voice and education are more complete. For a long plain-text piece, there is no need to leave the top two. - MiniMax (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.minimax.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/minimax Language, image, and voice are listed separately on the same official site. H3 Image opened on 10 November. ## Coding and building sites Ship a feature, or ship a small site. https://makepacket.help/c/coding First pick: TRAE — A full AI development environment that opens in the mainland. From an idea to code you can edit, it comes closest to finishing the job. - TRAE (First pick, Opens directly) Site https://www.trae.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/trae A full AI development environment that opens in the mainland. From an idea to code you can edit, it comes closest to finishing the job. - Lingma (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://lingma.aliyun.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/lingma A coding assistant that stays in the editor you already use, for people who do not want a whole new IDE. - Baidu Comate (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://comate.baidu.com/zh https://makepacket.help/t/comate Baidu’s coding plugin. Close to Lingma. Choose by the cloud you already use. - Miaoda (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.miaoda.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/miaoda Skip traditional code and build a small app or page from one sentence. - Cursor (Alternate, May need a special network) Site https://cursor.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/cursor Often the comparison on a complex repository, but the mainland usually needs a special network. - v0 (Alternate, May need a special network) Site https://v0.app/ https://makepacket.help/t/v0 Build a site interface through chat. v0.dev redirects to v0.app, and it usually does not open in the mainland. ## Image generation and design Produce a usable image, or finish a poster you can publish. https://makepacket.help/c/image First pick: Jimeng — Generate images directly in the mainland, then continue into CapCut. Seedream 5.5 was connected on 9 November. - Jimeng (First pick, Opens directly) Site https://jimeng.jianying.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/jimeng Generate images directly in the mainland, then continue into CapCut. Seedream 5.5 was connected on 9 November. - Wanxiang (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://tongyi.aliyun.com/wan/ https://makepacket.help/t/wanxiang Alibaba’s image and video model. Image output is enough. For a finished video, still compare it with Kling. - Xingliu (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.xingliu.art/ https://makepacket.help/t/xingliu Closer to a design assistant: finish a poster you can use, not only generate one image. - Meitu DesignKit (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.designkit.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/designkit Posters, product images, and PPT are finished in one editor. Generation is only one step. - LiblibAI (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.liblib.art/ https://makepacket.help/t/liblib Many models, for people willing to choose one themselves. If you only want a usable image, go to Jimeng first. - Midjourney (Alternate, Has a mainland alternative) Site https://www.midjourney.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/midjourney The visual approach is still different, but the mainland usually cannot reach it directly. Use Jimeng for everyday images. ## Video and voiceover Make a video worth watching, or finish the narration. https://makepacket.help/c/video First pick: Kling — For a video worth watching, open Kling first in the mainland. It is close to Vidu and Hailuo on many shots. - Kling (First pick, Opens directly) Site https://kling.ai/zh https://makepacket.help/t/kling For a video worth watching, open Kling first in the mainland. It is close to Vidu and Hailuo on many shots. - CapCut (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.capcut.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/capcut Generation is not the whole job. Subtitles, editing, and the finished cut are wrapped up in CapCut. - Vidu (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.vidu.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/vidu Video from a reference image is what sets it apart. Close to Kling and Hailuo, with no forced ranking of image quality. - Hailuo (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://hailuoai.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/hailuo MiniMax’s video entrance. Short clips are quick to try, and there is no gap with Kling and Vidu that this list can score. - Moyin (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.moyin.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/moyin Finish Chinese narration and audiobooks. It is not a video generation model. - Runway (Alternate, Has a mainland alternative) Site https://runway.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/runway A long-standing overseas tool for video generation and editing. For a finished clip, use Kling first. - ElevenLabs (Alternate, Has a mainland alternative) Site https://elevenlabs.io/ https://makepacket.help/t/elevenlabs Strong at English and multilingual voiceover. For Chinese narration, use Moyin first. ## Office and spreadsheets Finish a document, a spreadsheet, slides, or meeting notes. https://makepacket.help/c/office First pick: WPS AI — When the draft is still in Word, Excel, or PPT, the AI writes directly on those files. - WPS AI (First pick, Opens directly) Site https://ai.wps.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/wps When the draft is still in Word, Excel, or PPT, the AI writes directly on those files. - Feishu (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.feishu.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/feishu Team docs, multidimensional tables, and meetings sit together. If the final file must be Office, go back to WPS. - Tencent Docs (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://docs.qq.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/qqdocs Editing a spreadsheet with other people has a lower barrier than switching to a whole collaboration suite. - iFlytek Zhiwen (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://zhiwen.xfyun.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/zhiwen One sentence produces a first PPT or Word file. Then you revise it yourself. - Tingwu (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://tingwu.aliyun.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/tingwu Turn a meeting recording into notes. Spreadsheets are not its home ground. - DingTalk (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.dingtalk.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/dingtalk When people already chat and approve work in DingTalk, the AI follows that process. - Notion (Alternate, Has a mainland alternative) Site https://www.notion.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/notion Notes and databases work well. The mainland usually cannot reach it directly. Use Feishu for team docs. ## Search and research Look something up and keep a basis you can check later. https://makepacket.help/c/search First pick: Metaso — An answer with sources, rather than a string of ad links. - Metaso (First pick, Opens directly) Site https://metaso.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/metaso An answer with sources, rather than a string of ad links. - Nami (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://so.n.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/nami Search and chat sit together. It suits looking something up in passing. - Quark (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.quark.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/quark Search, summaries, and files live in the browser. It suits people who already use Quark. ## Automation and agents Let a workflow run on its own instead of clicking through it each time. https://makepacket.help/c/agents First pick: Coze — Build an agent in China that can talk and connect to tools. - Coze (First pick, Opens directly) Site https://www.coze.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/coze Build an agent in China that can talk and connect to tools. - Yingdao (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.yingdao.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/yingdao Turn repeated clicks inside a company into a workflow that can run. A small personal automation may not need it. - Tiangong (Alternate, Opens directly) Site https://www.tiangong.cn/ https://makepacket.help/t/tiangong Its current place is an office agent, not the pure search box it once was. - Dify (Alternate, May need a special network) Site https://dify.ai/ https://makepacket.help/t/dify For agent workflows that can go live. The cloud is on a domain outside China. If it is unstable, do not keep waiting. - n8n (Alternate, May need a special network) Site https://n8n.io/ https://makepacket.help/t/n8n Open-source workflows. The official cloud usually needs a special network. The software can run on your own server. - Zapier (Alternate, May need a special network) Site https://zapier.com/ https://makepacket.help/t/zapier It connects many overseas apps. It usually does not open in the mainland, and there is no fully matching product in China. ## New this week - Jimeng: On 2026-11-09, ByteDance Seed released Seedream 5.5. The release page says that model can be selected while creating on the Jimeng web app. Page checked: https://seed.bytedance.com/seedream5_5 - Doubao: On 2026-11-09, the Seedream 5.5 release page said Doubao’s image generation will connect to that model. Release page: https://seed.bytedance.com/seedream5_5 . This list checked the release page, not every menu inside Doubao. - MiniMax: On 2026-11-10, news on the MiniMax official site listed “MiniMax H3 Image, open-sourced.” This is a model update, not a new website. For the video product, still look at Hailuo. ## Comparisons - Kimi vs Doubao for writing in mainland China (2026): close on short drafts: https://makepacket.help/vs/kimi-doubao - DeepSeek vs Qwen in mainland China (2026): close, reasoning starts with DeepSeek: https://makepacket.help/vs/deepseek-qianwen - TRAE vs Cursor vs Lingma for coding in mainland China (2026): https://makepacket.help/vs/trae-cursor-lingma - Kling, Vidu, and Hailuo for video in mainland China (2026): close, no score: https://makepacket.help/vs/kling-vidu The sponsor slot is not open. This site does not take payment.