China Edition · 中国版
China AI Tool Map
Every app used in the course, what it's best for, and which lessons use it. All of them work on a mainland network with a Chinese phone number.
Checked October 2026. App names and features change often, so check before a workshop.
Install before day one
On your phone: Doubao, DeepSeek, Kimi and Qwen, plus Jimeng and Kling. On your laptop: Coze in the browser, your work suite (Feishu, DingTalk or WeCom), and Trae for the coding module. Full checklist: setup sheet.
Chat & reasoning
| App | Maker | Best for | Runs on | Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
豆包 |
ByteDance | Everyday assistant: chat, voice, images and video in one app. The most widely used AI app in China. | Phone, web, desktop | 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.8, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1, 6.2, 6.6 |
| DeepSeek | Reasoning you can watch in thinking mode, long documents and coding help. | Phone, web | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 2.1, 2.3, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2 | |
千问 |
Alibaba | All-round assistant with strong image and document skills. | Phone, web | 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 3.4, 6.2, 7.1 |
| Moonshot AI | Long documents, research reports, slide decks and front-end code. | Phone, web | 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 3.2, 3.4, 5.1, 5.4, 7.1, 7.3 | |
元宝 |
Tencent | Assistant with search across WeChat articles. | Phone, web | 1.5 |
智谱清言 |
Zhipu AI | Bilingual work and coding on Zhipu's GLM models. | Phone, web | — |
Research
| App | Maker | Best for | Runs on | Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
秘塔 |
Metaso | Ad-free AI search that shows its sources. | Web, phone | 2.5, 7.1 |
Agents & automation
| App | Maker | Best for | Runs on | Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
扣子 |
ByteDance | Build bots and multi-step workflows without code. | Web (laptop) | 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6 |
飞书 |
ByteDance | Work suite: docs, Base automations and the aily agent. | Desktop, phone | 4.4, 4.6 |
钉钉 |
Alibaba | Work suite with built-in AI agents and automations. | Desktop, phone | 4.4 |
企业微信 |
Tencent | Work messaging for teams that live in WeChat. | Desktop, phone | — |
| Dify (open source) | AI app and workflow builder for technical teams; can be self-hosted. | Web | 4.4 |
Coding
| App | Maker | Best for | Runs on | Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ByteDance | AI coding editor: describe what you want and it builds it. | Desktop | 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 | |
通义灵码 |
Alibaba | Coding assistant inside your code editor. | Desktop | 5.3 |
CodeBuddy |
Tencent | Coding assistant for editors and the terminal. | Desktop | — |
Images & video
| App | Maker | Best for | Runs on | Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
即梦 |
ByteDance | Image generation and editing (Seedream) and video (Seedance). | Web, phone | 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 7.4 |
可灵 |
Kuaishou | Video generation with native sound and dialogue; image mode too. | Web, phone | 7.4 |
海螺 |
MiniMax | Video generation with natural human movement. | Web, phone | — |
| LiblibAI | Community library of image style models. | Web | 6.4 | |
| Meitu | Photo editing with plain-language instructions. | Web | 6.5 | |
剪映 |
ByteDance | Video editing with AI captions and effects. | Desktop, phone | 7.4 |
Music & slides
| App | Maker | Best for | Runs on | Lessons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mureka |
Kunlun Tech | Songs, melodies and lyrics from a text prompt. | Web | — |
| Moonshot AI | Slide decks generated from a brief or document. | Web | 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 3.2, 3.4, 5.1, 5.4, 7.1, 7.3 | |
| Kingsoft | AI writing and slides inside WPS Office. | Desktop | 7.3 |