Alibaba launches and open-source Qwen3, China’s first hybrid reasoning AI model · TechNode
- Alibaba Group launched the open-source Qwen3 large language model family on April 29, 2025, from its Hangzhou cloud division.
- This release follows earlier Qwen2.5 models and comes amid rapid AI advancements in China despite US export restrictions on advanced semiconductors.
- The Qwen3 lineup features eight models—including six dense and two mixture-of-experts variants—with parameters spanning hundreds of millions up to 235 billion, trained on a dataset of 36 trillion tokens and supporting 119 different languages.
- The flagship Qwen3-235B-A22B scored 85.7 on AIME'24 and 70.7 on LiveCodeBench v5, outperforming DeepSeek R1, OpenAI o3-mini, and Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro in coding and math benchmarks.
- Alibaba's hybrid reasoning models offer flexible thinking modes and signal increasing competition with US tech leaders, indicating sustained AI innovation in China despite restrictions.
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Alibaba launches and open-source Qwen3, China’s first hybrid reasoning AI model · TechNode
On April 29, Alibaba unveiled Qwen3, its newest large language model and China’s first hybrid reasoning model that integrates both fast and slow thinking modes to reduce computational costs.The Qwen3 series includes a range of models, such as the fine-tuned Qwen3-30B-A3B and its pre-trained base, now available across major platforms. Alibaba Cloud also open-sourced two Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models: the flagship Qwen3-235B-A22B, with over 235 …
Alibaba unveils a new competitor for Google and OpenAI - TechCentral.ie
Chinese tech giant Alibaba has launched its latest range of AI models under the name Qwen3. According to Alibaba, these models match – and in some cases would even exceed – the performance of Google’s best systems and OpenAI. Most of the Qwen3 models are, or will soon be, available for download via an open [… The post Alibaba unveils a new competitor for Google and OpenAI appeared first on TechCentral.ie.
Alibaba unveils new Qwen3 series of open-source AI models
On 29 April, Chinese e-commerce and tech giant Alibaba released its latest generation of large language models (LLMS), the Qwen3, a family of 8 open-source AI models. They have been hailed as the first “hybrid” reasoning models from China, meaning they can combine “flash” fast reasoning with “deep” slow reasoning to solve a single problem, saving on computing power. Alibaba claims that it greatly reduces the cost of deploying these models. Alib…
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