Alibaba Unveils Qwen 3.5 AI Model, Claims Superior Performance

Alibaba Group has launched its latest artificial intelligence model, Qwen 3.5, designed to independently handle complex tasks, marking a significant advancement in efficiency and cost reduction, the company said.

The Chinese tech giant said that the enhancements in the new model surpass competing American models in several key technical benchmarks, according to Reuters.

Qwen 3.5 possesses what Alibaba calls 'independent vision capabilities,' enabling it to make decisions and execute actions across mobile and desktop applications.

The new model is reportedly more economically viable, with a 60% reduction in usage costs compared to its predecessor and an eightfold improvement in handling large workloads and data, according to Reuters.

This launch occurs amid intense competition in China, where Alibaba aims to increase the market share of its Qwen application. Currently, ByteDance, with its Doubao model, dominates the market, alongside the rise of DeepSeek, which achieved global success last year.

ByteDance launched Doubao 2.0 just days ago, an update to its application serving approximately 200 million users, reflecting a heated race toward what major companies are calling an 'era of independent artificial intelligence'.

Alibaba said the goal of Qwen 3.5 is to enable developers and companies to 'move faster and do more using the same computing power,' laying the foundation for a work environment based on AI that not only answers but also executes tasks.