About China LLM Directory

Our commitment to editorial independence: what sponsored placements can and cannot do, dispute handling, and annual transparency reporting.

What is China LLM Directory?

China LLM Directory is an independent B2B directory + comparison site for developers evaluating Chinese LLM APIs, GPU clouds, and AI inference providers. We publish side-by-side pricing, benchmarks, API compatibility notes, and compliance signals so engineering teams can choose on evidence, not marketing copy.

Our emphasis is Chinese vendors (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, Baichuan, and others) in English — a segment where official documentation is often Chinese-only or fragmented. We bridge that gap with editorial-reviewed, regularly-refreshed data.

About the Author

Run by Kevin (拓海启航), an operator with direct working relationships across Chinese AI infrastructure vendors. The site exists to make Chinese AI infrastructure legible to a global engineering audience — a job that has been under-served by English-language comparison sites.

Feedback and corrections welcome: hello@china-llm.com. See the Editorial Independence Policy below for how sponsorship is handled and what it can and cannot influence.

§9.5.1 What Featured / Sponsored status CAN do

  • Top-3 placement on Category Hub list pages (labeled "Sponsored" — never "Featured Partner" or similar soft euphemisms)
  • Use the extended Provider Profile template (more content space, logo + brand color customization)
  • Home-page carousel slot (Growth/Enterprise tier, labeled "Sponsored Spotlight")
  • Automatic inclusion in the Use Case Stack recommendation candidate pool (but not guaranteed placement)

§9.5.2 What Featured / Sponsored status CANNOT do

  • Influence the default sort order of the Model Landing Page Pricing matrix (always ascending blended price)
  • Influence any data or conclusion on the A-vs-B comparison pages
  • Hide negative facts on a page (China phone-number registration restrictions, API compatibility gaps, Entity List risk, etc.)
  • Modify the Pros/Cons sections written by the editorial team
  • Request takedown of competitor comparison pages

§9.5.3 Dispute handling

  • Featured customers get one free modification per month — limited to objective errors (wrong parameter numbers, stale logo)
  • Dissatisfaction with editorial evaluation does not qualify for a refund
  • These terms are copied into every Featured contract with mandatory opt-in at purchase

§9.5.4 Transparency commitments

  • Every Featured placement carries a mandatory "Sponsored" badge (no variants permitted)
  • Annual Sponsorship Disclosure Report published listing all paid relationships, customer list, and total revenue share — see Disclosure Archive
  • "We never change rankings, comparisons, or negative facts based on payment."