360 Zhinao is security company Qihoo 360’s multimodal AI assistant, combining chat, search-grounded answers, writing, and image generation in one service.
Built on 360’s in-house multimodal models, Zhinao leans on the company’s search engine heritage: answers come with source references and live information, which suits research and fact-checking. Users get Q&A, long-form writing, translation, code generation, and image creation across web and mobile. For enterprises, 360 offers private deployment with an emphasis on data security and content compliance, while developers can integrate through the open platform API.
The search heritage shows up in answer quality: responses arrive with references and current information rather than model memory alone, which fits research and verification workflows. Enterprise buyers focus on the private deployment story, where content compliance and data handling are configured to internal policy.
Typical use is research and verification: answers arrive with references and current information rather than model memory alone. Enterprise buyers focus on private deployment, where content compliance and data handling are tuned to internal policy. Individuals get a capable everyday assistant, while regulated organizations gain a defensible answer channel.
Integration with 360’s security products suits organizations already in that ecosystem, and content compliance features align with domestic regulatory requirements. The assistant’s toolset keeps expanding, so everyday tasks like translation and summarization increasingly stay inside one product.
Individual basics are free; membership raises usage limits and unlocks premium models, while enterprise deployments and APIs are priced commercially.
Chinese users wanting trustworthy, source-backed answers and multimodal creation, plus security-conscious enterprises. It fits Chinese users who need trustworthy answers and enterprises with strict data policies.