Athira Sethu
Kochi, 29 April 2025
Alibaba, the giant Chinese tech firm, has come out with a new and better version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model. It’s named Qwen 3, and it was unveiled on Tuesday. The new AI model is smarter and can better comprehend and answer problems. It blends normal AI work with something referred to as “hybrid reasoning,” which implies that it has the ability to think more in an advanced manner, such as making smarter decisions and answering more difficult problems.
The launch of Qwen 3 comes at a time when competition in China’s AI industry is growing quickly. Many companies are trying to build the best and most affordable AI systems. Earlier this year, a Chinese startup called DeepSeek surprised everyone by making a strong AI model that works well and costs less than many others, including those from Western countries.
Now, large firms such as Alibaba and Baidu are trying even harder to advance their own AI technologies. Recently, another giant Chinese technology company, Baidu, introduced two new AI models named Ernie 4.5 Turbo and Ernie X1 Turbo. These models target assisting computers to think and reason more like a human being.
Alibaba claims its new Qwen 3 is more adaptable and robust. It’s designed to assist developers—those who build apps and software—to create superior tools with AI. It marries older AI capabilities with some newer, brighter reason abilities, so it can accomplish more and do it better.
This is not the first AI model Alibaba has created. A few months back, in January, the company introduced Qwen 2.5-Max, which Alibaba claimed was superior to DeepSeek’s model at the time. That launch followed shortly after DeepSeek’s announcement. Alibaba is now attempting to remain at the forefront of the competition to create the most intelligent AI with Qwen 3.
AI is becoming increasingly prominent in virtually all aspects of life, ranging from e-shopping to healthcare, education, and many others. Chinese businesses aim to be the best in this emerging technology, particularly as they challenge businesses in America and elsewhere.
Through Qwen 3, Alibaba intends to provide developers with a more robust tool with which to develop wiser applications and programs and make individuals do more using the capability of AI.
