Alibaba Launches Qwen3.8-Max AI Model Claiming Benchmark Scores Rivaling Anthropic
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. released its biggest ever AI model, claiming performance on par with global leader Anthropic PBC in the latest Chinese breakthrough to challenge US rivals.
Chinese tech giant Alibaba released what it says is its largest and 'most capable AI model to date,' claiming performance rivaling the best systems from US frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as domestic rivals like Moonshot AI's Kimi K3.
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“Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. released its biggest ever AI model, claiming performance on par with global leader Anthropic PBC in the latest Chinese breakthrough to challenge US rivals.”
Bloomberg — Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max AI Model Claims Benchmark Scores Rivaling Anthropic“Chinese tech giant Alibaba released what it says is its largest and "most capable AI model to date," claiming performance rivaling the best systems from US frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI, as well”
The Verge — China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy
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“Alibaba launched its biggest AI model yet, claiming it rivals Anthropic's best”
quartz — Alibaba launched its biggest AI model yet, claiming it rivals Anthropic's best
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