Alibaba has released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model, claiming it surpasses DeepSeek-V3. The unusual timing of the release, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, suggests pressure from DeepSeek’s meteoric rise. Qwen 2.5-Max outperforms GPT-4o, DeepSeek-V3, and Llama-3.1-405B, according to Alibaba’s cloud unit. This move highlights the growing competition in the AI industry.
DeepSeek’s success has led to a scramble among domestic competitors to upgrade their AI models. ByteDance released an update to its flagship AI model, claiming it outperformed Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s o1. Achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is the ultimate goal, surpassing humans in most economically valuable tasks. Alibaba’s move is seen as a response to DeepSeek’s rising influence in the AI industry.
