Skywork AI
Kunlun-backed Chinese LLM lab (昆仑万维 天工) offering Skywork MoE and Skywork-13B models plus agentic search.
Our Verdict
Decent open-weight Chinese LLMs plus agentic search, best used self-hosted rather than via hosted API.
Pros
- MoE and 13B open-weight options
- Strong Chinese benchmarks at low cost
- Agentic search product alongside models
Cons
- Weaker English than GPT/Claude tier
- China-hosted APIs raise data concerns
- Commercial licensing terms shift often
Best for: Chinese-market teams or open-weight fans running models on their own GPUs
Not for: Regulated Western firms sending data to China-hosted inference
When to Use Skywork AI
Good fit if you need
- Accessing Skywork's open-source LLMs for reasoning-heavy tasks
- Running mathematical and code reasoning with Skywork-o1 models
- Fine-tuning Skywork models on domain-specific enterprise data
- Benchmarking open Chinese models for logic and coding tasks
Lock-in Assessment
Low 4/5
Lock-in Score 4/5
Pricing
Price wrong?Skywork AI Pricing
- Pricing Model
- free
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
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