Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Challanges DeepSeek-V3 with It New AI Model Qwen 2.5 [Video]

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has launched Qwen 2.5, a new artificial intelligence model that it claims outperforms DeepSeek-V3. The announcement was made on Wednesday, the first day of the Lunar New Year, when most of China is on holiday.

The sudden release signals intense competition in the AI industry. DeepSeek, a rising Chinese AI startup, has shaken the market. It has surpassed both domestic and global rivals, creating pressure for established players like Alibaba.

Alibaba Claims Victory Over Top AI Models

Alibaba’s cloud unit posted an update on WeChat, stating that Qwen 2.5-Max outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-4o, Meta’s Llama-3.1-405B, and DeepSeek-V3. These models are among the most advanced AI systems available. Alibaba’s claim, if true, could mark a major shift in AI dominance.

DeepSeek made waves earlier this year with rapid releases. On January 10, it launched an AI assistant powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model. Then, on January 20, it introduced DeepSeek-R1, a low-cost, high-performance AI model. This …