Alibaba Unveils New AI Model, Claims It Surpasses DeepSeek V3

Alibaba Unveils Qwen 2.5 AI Model Amid Rising Competition with DeepSeek Chinese tech giant Alibaba has released a new version of its AI model, Qwen 2.5-Max, claiming it surpasses top models like DeepSeek-V3, GPT-4o, and Llama-3.1-405B.

Alibaba Unveils New AI Model, Claims It Surpasses DeepSeek V3

Alibaba Unveils Qwen 2.5 AI Model Amid Rising Competition with DeepSeek

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has released a new version of its AI model, Qwen 2.5-Max, claiming it surpasses top models like DeepSeek-V3, GPT-4o, and Llama-3.1-405B. The timing of the release—on the first day of the Lunar New Year—highlights the growing pressure from DeepSeek, a rising Chinese AI startup that has disrupted both domestic and international markets. DeepSeek’s rapid success, fueled by its cost-effective AI models, has shaken Silicon Valley and forced major AI firms to reconsider their spending strategies. In response, Alibaba and other Chinese companies, including ByteDance, have accelerated AI advancements to stay competitive.