The Chinese tech giant’s cloud unit has made its Qwen2.5 large language models (LLMs) freely available for developers to use or build on. They include products specialized for writing code and solving math problems. Alibaba has also updated its image-generator tool to create videos based on Chinese and English text. (The Logic)
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The Chinese tech giant’s cloud unit has made its Qwen2.5 large language models (LLMs) freely available for developers to use or build on. They include products specialized for writing code and solving math problems. Alibaba has also updated its image-generator tool to create videos based on Chinese and English text. (The Logic)
Talking point: There are three different types of Qwen2.5 LLMs, in a range of sizes, for a total of 100 options. Alibaba said the largest one performs as well or better on several popular AI tests than open-source models from providers like Meta and Mistral. And the Chinese firm says its commercial Qwen-Plus model can compete against leading offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic. Alibaba’s huge e-commerce and cloud businesses give it the cash to keep improving its AI technology. “The threshold for building the world’s advanced models and staying competitive will reach billions or even tens of billions of U.S. dollars,” Eddie Wu, CEO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, said at a company event Thursday.
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