Build a Chatbot with Chinese AI

Step-by-step guide to building a production-ready customer service chatbot using Chinese AI models — at a fraction of the cost of Western alternatives.

Why Chinese AI for Chatbots?

Architecture

User → Your App → AIWave API → DeepSeek/GLM → Response

Code Example

import openai
client = openai.OpenAI(
    base_url="https://aiwave.live/v1",
    api_key="sk-YOUR_KEY"
)

def chatbot_reply(user_message, history=[]):
    messages = [
        {"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful customer service agent."},
        *history,
        {"role":"user","content": user_message}
    ]
    resp = client.chat.completions.create(
        model="deepseek-v4-flash",
        messages=messages
    )
    return resp.choices[0].message.content

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