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Qwen / Alibaba Cloud

Qwen matters because Alibaba has turned it into both an open-model family and a cloud distribution channel, making it one of the strongest bridges between open weights and enterprise deployment in Asia.

Hangzhou, China

Founded

2023

Region

Asia

Website

https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/product/model-studio

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Current position

Founded

2023

Watch cadence

Daily

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

Open-weight and hosted multilingual foundation models

Latest move

Alibaba Cloud has moved Qwen forward again with the Qwen3.5 series, pairing open-weight releases with hosted Plus and Max-Thinking variants.

Category and subcategory context

Frontier LabsVertical + EnterpriseOpen sourceCodingInfrastructure

Competitive context

DeepSeekZ.aiMistral AI

Recent models

Qwen3.5-397B-A17BQwen3.5-PlusQwen3-Max-Thinking

Products

Model StudioQwen API

Open weights

Yes

API access

Yes

Watch level

Daily

Signals

Open weightsMultilingualCloud channel

Recent coverage of Qwen / Alibaba Cloud

Recent business and product coverage pulled into the profile so you can see what is happening around the company without leaving the page.

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Alibaba Cloud to boost CapitaLand’s digital operations in China

Alibaba Cloud to boost CapitaLand’s digital operations in China Singapore Business Review

Singapore Business Review•Jul 17

Alibaba releases new open-source AI model 'Qwen2.5-VL-32B,' with improved image analysis and mathematics capabilities

Alibaba releases new open-source AI model 'Qwen2.5-VL-32B,' with improved image analysis and mathematics capabilities GIGAZINE

GIGAZINE•Mar 25

Manus partners with Alibaba’s Qwen to expand AI capabilities

Manus partners with Alibaba’s Qwen to expand AI capabilities TechNode

TechNode•Mar 12

Alibaba Cloud Named a Leader in Public Cloud Platforms Report

Alibaba Cloud Named a Leader in Public Cloud Platforms Report Financial IT

Financial IT•Dec 19