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ZEISS

German optics and precision-instruments group, owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation, with semiconductor manufacturing, industrial quality and research, medical technology and consumer segments; its ZEISS INSPECT X-Ray software ships ZADD Segmentation, which applies AI models to detect defects in industrial CT scans; it also sells arivis and ZEN AI image-analysis software and a Microscopy Copilot for microscopy.

StageUndisclosed

Founded1846

HeadquartersOberkochen, Germany

StatusPrivate

Products

Selected offerings — the AI products recorded here, not the vendor's full catalogue.

• ZADD Segmentation Application

  App for ZEISS INSPECT X-Ray that detects, segments and evaluates defects in industrial CT scans with pre-trained or customised AI models, including on noisy scans with artifacts.

• ZEISS arivis Cloud Platform Sold on its own

  A cloud platform trains AI models for microscopy image analysis.

• ZEISS arivis Pro Application Sold on its own

  An image analysis application supports visualization pipelines and AI model training.

• ZEISS Microscopy Copilot Application Sold on its own Freely available

  An AI assistant advises users on microscopy experiment planning and image acquisition setup.

• ZEISS arivis Hub Application Sold on its own

  Software that scales image analysis pipelines.

• ZEISS Surgery Optimizer Application

  Cloud application for cataract surgeons that stores surgical videos exported from ZEISS CALLISTO eye, arranges them in a case library with biometry and device data, and uses an AI segmentation algorithm to give surgeon and clinic performance dashboards and step-by-step review.

• ZEISS ZEN core Application AI feature

  Microscopy software for acquiring images, analysing samples and managing results across ZEISS light and electron microscopes, with AI-based segmentation and classification that users train in the software with no programming, plus an image database and industrial analysis workflows.

Inside ZEISS CIRRUS

• ZEISS CIRRUS PathFinder Application

  Deep-learning support tool built into ZEISS CIRRUS OCT devices that reviews macular OCT scans and flags the B-scans that may need closer review, such as subretinal or intraretinal fluid and retinal pigment epithelium changes, and can be switched off when not wanted.

Inside ZEISS ZEN

• ZEISS ZEN AI Toolkit Application Paid add-on to the parent

  A licensed ZEN toolkit provides image denoising, segmentation, object classification and model training.

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NNikonPublicZADD Segmentation and Inspect-X do comparable work on industrial automation and visual inspection; ZEISS's scale not recorded; Nikon's scale not comparable: only a revenue estimate, no market cap or valuation.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHHexagonPublicZEISS ZEN core and VGTRAINER both list visual inspection; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.4 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAMApplied MaterialsPublicZADD Segmentation and SmartFactory Defect Classification do comparable work on industrial automation and visual inspection; ZEISS's scale not recorded.5 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareNNVIDIAPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and NVIDIA AI Aerial both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.5 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareKKLAPublicZADD Segmentation and eSL10 do comparable work on industrial automation and visual inspection; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships hardware rather than the same layer.3 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareLLasertecPublicZADD Segmentation and OPTELICS AI² do comparable work on industrial automation and visual inspection; scale not recorded for either; ships hardware rather than the same layer.3 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareSHSiemens HealthineersPublicZEISS CIRRUS PathFinder and AI-Rad Companion both list medical imaging analysis; both also serve buyers who need to document a clinical encounter; scale not recorded for either.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareOIOnto InnovationPublicZADD Segmentation and TrueADC both list industrial automation; scale not recorded for either.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSiemensPublicZADD Segmentation and Senseye Predictive Maintenance both list industrial automation; ZEISS's scale not recorded.6 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareLRLam ResearchPublicZADD Segmentation and Fabtex Yield Optimizer both list industrial automation; ZEISS's scale not recorded.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCSCerebras SystemsPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and Cerebras Training Cloud both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHHHitachi High-TechUndisclosedZADD Segmentation and Defect Review SEM CR7300 Series both list industrial automation; scale not recorded for either; ships hardware rather than the same layer.2 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareLLunitPublicZEISS CIRRUS PathFinder and Lunit INSIGHT CXR both list medical imaging analysis; both also serve buyers who need to document a clinical encounter; scale not recorded for either.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareTATempus AIPublicZEISS CIRRUS PathFinder and Tempus ECG-AF both list medical imaging analysis; both also serve buyers who need to document a clinical encounter; ZEISS's scale not recorded.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSESchneider ElectricPublicZADD Segmentation and EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor both list industrial automation; ZEISS's scale not recorded.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHHoneywellPublicZADD Segmentation and Honeywell Forge Performance+ for Industrials | Production Intelligence both list industrial automation; scale not recorded for either.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAVEVAAcquiredZADD Segmentation and AVEVA Advanced Analytics both list industrial automation; ZEISS's scale not recorded; AVEVA is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareBBasetenLate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Baseten Training both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareWWaivEarly-stageZEISS CIRRUS PathFinder and TLS Detect both list medical imaging analysis; both also serve buyers who need to document a clinical encounter; scale not recorded for either.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareTTolokaUndisclosedZEISS arivis Cloud and Toloka Train both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAmazonPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and Amazon Nova Forge both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.4 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareMAMistral AILate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Mistral Forge both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHFHugging FaceLate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and AutoTrain both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCCogniteUndisclosedZADD Segmentation and Industrial Canvas both list industrial automation; scale not recorded for either.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHPHewlett Packard EnterprisePublicOverlaps on data analysis, model training and workflow automation; ZEISS's scale not recorded.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeComparePPalantirPublicZADD Segmentation and Palantir Warp Speed both list industrial automation; ZEISS's scale not recorded.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareIIBMPublicZEISS arivis Pro and IBM SPSS Modeler both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.4 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSMSuper Micro ComputerPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and SuperCloud Developer Console (SDX) both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; Super Micro Computer's scale not comparable: only a revenue estimate, no market cap or valuation; ships hardware and infrastructure service rather than the same layer.1 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareHCHuawei CloudUndisclosedZEISS arivis Cloud and DataArts Fabric both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.4 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareWWorkdayPublicZEISS Microscopy Copilot and Workday Learning, powered by Sana both list education and tutoring; both also serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; ZEISS's scale not recorded.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSASUndisclosedZEISS arivis Cloud and SAS Model Studio both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareIIntelPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and Intel Geti both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSTSK TelecomPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and AI Cloud Manager both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareLALiquid AIUndisclosedZEISS arivis Cloud and LEAP both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeComparePPathAIUndisclosedZEISS CIRRUS PathFinder and AIM-HI Ulcerative Colitis both list medical imaging analysis; scale not recorded for either.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareMMicrosoftPublicZEISS Microscopy Copilot and Study and Learn both list education and tutoring; both also serve buyers who need to use an everyday AI assistant; ZEISS's scale not recorded.5 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareMFMind FoundryEarly-stageZADD Segmentation and Sentry both list industrial automation; scale not recorded for either.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAidocLate-stageZEISS CIRRUS PathFinder and Aidoc aiOS both list medical imaging analysis; both also serve buyers who need to document a clinical encounter; scale not recorded for either.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHHuaweiUndisclosedZEISS arivis Cloud and MindSpore both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; Huawei's scale not comparable: only a revenue estimate, no market cap or valuation.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCCCactus ComputeUndisclosedZEISS arivis Cloud and Cactus Platform both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCCoreWeavePublicZEISS arivis Cloud and CoreWeave SUNK both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareEEleutherAINonprofitZEISS arivis Cloud and GPT-NeoX both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; EleutherAI is a nonprofit, with no independent scale; ships developer tool rather than the same layer.1 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareFAFireworks AILate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Fireworks Training both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships API service, infrastructure service and 1 more rather than the same layer.1 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareTATogether AILate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Together Custom Training both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships API service, developer tool and 2 more rather than the same layer.1 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareNCNAVER CloudUndisclosedZEISS arivis Pro and NCLUE both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareW&Weights & BiasesAcquiredZEISS arivis Cloud and W&B Models both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; Weights & Biases is acquired, with no independent scale.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAMDPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and AMD ROCm both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareARAgility RoboticsLate-stageZADD Segmentation and Digit both list industrial automation; ZEISS's scale not recorded.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSymboticPublicZADD Segmentation and Symbotic System both list industrial automation; ZEISS's scale not recorded.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareDDatabricksLate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Databricks Model Training both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAlphabet (Google)PublicZEISS arivis Cloud and Vertex AI Workbench both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.4 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCMComet MLEarly-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Comet Artifacts both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareMModalLate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Modal Notebooks both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships developer tool and infrastructure service rather than the same layer.2 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareLLabelboxLate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Horizon both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; scale not recorded for either.3 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAASMLPublicZEISS ZEN core and ASML metrology and inspection systems both list visual inspection; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships hardware rather than the same layer.1 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompare44ParadigmPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and 4Paradigm Sage HyperCycle both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.2 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareALAI21 LabsLate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and AI21 Post-Training both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded.1 of 8 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareTTuringLate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and RL environments both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships agent platform and data service rather than the same layer.2 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareDTDell TechnologiesPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships data service, developer tool and 2 more rather than the same layer.3 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareCCrusoeLate-stageZEISS arivis Cloud and Serverless Fine-Tuning both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships API service, developer tool and 2 more rather than the same layer.1 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareNGNebius GroupPublicZEISS arivis Cloud and Managed Service for MLflow both list model training; both also serve buyers who need to train or fine-tune a model; ZEISS's scale not recorded; ships developer tool, infrastructure service and 1 more rather than the same layer.1 of 8 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompare

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Sources

Total funding

Not found · 11 Oct 2026

Foundation-owned; no funding rounds.

Valuation

Not found · 11 Oct 2026

Not listed; no valuation published.

Founded

Company disclosure · 11 Oct 2026

History page: "In 1846, Carl Zeiss opened a workshop for precision mechanics and optical instruments in Jena."

Revenue

Company disclosure · 11 Oct 2026

Facts & Figures: revenue EUR 11.896 bn in fiscal 2024/25 (to 30 September 2025). Not converted or written: this record carries no ttm figure until one is computed under the revenue rules.

Public listing

Company disclosure · 11 Oct 2026

"The Carl Zeiss Foundation is the sole shareholder of Carl Zeiss AG and SCHOTT AG." Not listed.

Description

Company disclosure · 11 Oct 2026

ZADD Segmentation page: "AI-based defect inspection for computed tomography"; four segments per the Facts & Figures page.

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