Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents
undefined 17, 2026

Alibaba has launched its Qwen3.5 AI model series, offering both open-weight and hosted versions with multimodal capabilities for text, images, and video. The models support coding, AI agents, and 201 languages, aiming to compete with Western and local rivals. Alibaba claims Qwen3.5 performs on par with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind models, reflecting its push into agentic AI and global AI ambitions.
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