AI IntelligenceFeb 16, 2026AI Intelligence
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Alibaba releases the free open-source model Qwen3.5, which the company claims can compete with Google's Gemini 3 Pro.
Its API costs are extremely low, further increasing competitive pressure in the global AI model market. This signals that China's push for powerful, open-weight models shows no signs of slowing down.
Data Cube AI EditorialSource: The Decoder
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Alibaba releases the free open-source model Qwen3.5, which the company claims can compete with Google's Gemini 3 Pro. Its API costs are extremely low, further increasing competitive pressure in the global AI model market. This signals that China's push for powerful, open-weight models shows no signs of slowing down.
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