Preview of Alibaba’s strongest AI model tops Chinese peers in ranking, lags US rivals
SCMP Tech / 3/20/2026
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Key Points
- Alibaba presents its strongest AI model, Qwen3.5-Max-Preview, as part of its push in the competitive AI landscape.
- In a global ranking, Qwen3.5-Max-Preview places 15th overall, behind models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.
- The model still leads among Chinese peers, illustrating progress within China despite the gap to US rivals.
- The ranking underscores intensifying competition in AI and may influence strategic decisions and investment in AI development for Chinese firms and global players.
Alibaba Group Holding unveiled the preview version of its most powerful artificial intelligence model to date, solidifying its position as China’s leader in the race to catch American giants like Anthropic, Google and OpenAI.
Qwen3.5-Max-Preview, the flagship model of Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 family, is now available on Arena, formerly known as LMArena, a model performance community created by researchers from UC Berkeley. Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post, unveiled the model on...
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