Megvii 🇨🇳

📍 Beijing, China

🏢 Founded 2011

🌍 Massive-Scale AI & IoT Surveillance

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Company Overview

Megvii (also widely known by its core platform name, Face++) is an absolute behemoth in the global artificial intelligence and computer vision industry. Founded by graduates of Tsinghua University, Megvii powers a massive percentage of China’s national surveillance, smart city infrastructure, and mobile payment authentication networks, operating at a scale that is difficult to comprehend.

Their technology is not just software; Megvii operates as a complete AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) ecosystem. They design their own neural network frameworks (Brain++), develop the facial recognition algorithms, and manufacture the physical smart cameras and robotic logistics hardware that deploy those algorithms in the real world.

For massive-scale events—such as securing an entire stadium, automating supply chain logistics for a mega-festival, or providing instant, smile-to-pay infrastructure for tens of thousands of attendees—Megvii provides end-to-end, heavy-duty industrial solutions that can track and identify thousands of moving targets simultaneously.

Core Technologies

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Brain++ Deep Learning Framework

Megvii built their own proprietary deep learning framework (Brain++) rather than relying on open-source western software like TensorFlow. This allows them to highly optimize their algorithms specifically for massive-scale facial recognition tasks.

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City-Scale AIoT Integration

Their systems are designed to ingest and analyze thousands of live video feeds simultaneously across an entire city or massive event complex, instantly mapping the movement of millions of individuals in real-time.

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Financial-Grade Biometrics

Megvii powers the facial recognition authentication behind massive financial platforms like Alipay (the ‘Smile to Pay’ system), proving their liveness detection and matching algorithms are trusted to secure billions of dollars in daily transactions.

Featured Solutions

Face++ Open Platform

One of the world’s largest computer vision APIs. It provides developers access to Megvii’s world-class algorithms for facial recognition, body tracking, and massive demographic extraction.

Megvii Smart Cameras

Proprietary IP surveillance cameras embedded with advanced edge-computing chips, allowing the camera itself to perform facial detection and extraction before sending data to the server, saving massive network bandwidth.

Hetu Logistics System

An advanced robotic operating system utilized in massive warehouses and event staging areas. It uses computer vision to coordinate hundreds of automated robots (AGVs) to move heavy equipment efficiently.

Ideal Industry Deployments

🏙️ Smart City Surveillance

💳 Biometric Mobile Payments

🏟️ Massive Stadium Security

🤖 Robotic Event Logistics

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Megvii and Face++?

Megvii is the parent corporate entity that builds massive smart city hardware, robotics, and AI architecture. Face++ is the name of their highly popular, cloud-based open API platform that allows developers to access Megvii’s algorithms for their own apps.

What is ‘Smile to Pay’?

It is a massive commercial deployment of Megvii’s technology utilized by Alipay in China. Instead of pulling out a phone or credit card, a customer simply smiles at a kiosk camera, which verifies their identity and 3D liveness, instantly charging their account.

Does Megvii manufacture physical hardware?

Yes, extensively. Unlike API-only companies, Megvii manufactures highly advanced edge-computing surveillance cameras, facial recognition access gates, and autonomous warehouse robots to perfectly complement their software.