Youdao AI (Youdao Zhiyun) is a cloud service platform under NetEase Youdao that provides natural language translation, text recognition OCR and other services as well as industry solutions for developers, enterprises and government agencies, and is committed to providing secure, reliable and efficient cloud services.
Main Capabilities
The platform provides four core types of services.
Natural Language Translation Services: including large model text translation, text translation (NMT), image translation, large model simultaneous interpretation, speech translation, real-time speech translation (supporting mutual translation of 86 languages, intelligent sentence segmentation, real-time dynamic error correction), document translation, web page translation, text translation (batch), language identification, etc. Text translation supports automatic identification and mutual translation of over a hundred languages, and supports offline use; image translation can translate images taken under complex lighting and automatically identify the language.
Visual Intelligence Services: including general text recognition, handwritten text recognition, whole-question recognition (including formulas), PDF format conversion, image processing, live OCR, PDF to Markdown, etc.
Intelligent Speech Services: including speech synthesis, large model speech cloning synthesis, real-time speech recognition, long speech transcription, short speech recognition, speech evaluation, personalized voice customization, large model speech recognition (Confucius4-R2T2), etc.
Smart Learning Services: including Ziyue large model (open source version), Youdao Dictionary service, Youdao Kids Dictionary service, English composition correction, Chinese composition correction, question recognition and segmentation, exam paper handwriting erasure, premium question bank, Chinese character pinyin annotation, English text polishing, as well as Teacher Xiaop (the first AI family tutor in China for all-subject Q&A).
The platform also provides Skills plugins (document translation, image translation, document format assistant, large model speech synthesis cloning, general text recognition, long speech transcription, exam paper handwriting erasure, English composition correction, Teacher Xiaop, etc.), official Agents (AI Speaking Teacher, Qanything, Teacher Xiaop, LobertAI Enterprise Edition), large model API, Youdao TokenPlan, and video generation models.
Industry and Specialized Solutions
Industry solutions cover intelligent hardware, smart education, and government and enterprise services. Specialized solutions include MOOC recording and live broadcasting systems, finger-point reading solutions, dictation and correction solutions, AI going global solutions, intelligent cockpit solutions, as well as document translation systems, video translation systems, conference simultaneous interpretation systems, document proofreading systems, etc. Support private deployment to ensure data privacy.
How to Use
Users can log in by entering a mobile phone number and verification code (unregistered users will enter the registration process). The platform supports access in multiple forms including iOS/Android SDK and API, and can expand support for Linux according to customer needs; self-service application,Fast activation and convenient debugging.
Applicable scenarios
It can be used in fields such as chat and social networking, learning and education, life services, reading and consultation, smart hardware, and financial management. Customer cases listed by the platform include: WeChat uses the built-in dictionary lookup function; Huawei Cloud relies on Youdao capabilities to build the Darwin smart education system; Xiaomi phones are equipped with Youdao OCR services to enable real-time text recognition with the camera; Xinhua News Agency introduced Youdao translation, document review, and OCR technology; China Unicom integrated Youdao speech recognition and speech synthesis capabilities for intelligent customer service and voice navigation.
Platform advantages
Based on more than ten years of accumulated training data and deep learning technology from NetEase Youdao, its foundational AI capabilities are among the industry's leading; it provides customized services by industry and scenario as well as cloud expansion; supports multi-platform access; and is equipped with an algorithm engineering team to provide online technical support.
Limitations and notes
Information such as specific fees, prices, and call limits for each interface has not yet been provided. The platform has previously issued notices regarding service discontinuation, changes to the DeepSeek interface calling method, updates to document translation services, and updates to the returned content of the text translation interface. Before use, it is recommended to consult the latest product documentation.
