Alibaba outlines Qwen 4.5, 5 and Zhenwu V900 AI chip for 2027
Alibaba detailed its AI roadmap at the Apsara Conference, focusing on its Qwen models, custom chips, and agent services. The company confirmed Qwen 4 is in training and plans Qwen 4.5 and Qwen 5, with models scaling to 5–10 trillion parameters. It also showcased recursive self-improvement, where Qwen3.8-Max iterated 33 times over a month, improving its score from 40 to 45 in Artificial Analysis,…
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- Qwen 4.5 and Qwen 5 models may reach **5–10 trillion parameters**, per Alibaba’s roadmap
- Zhenwu V900 AI chip delivers **threefold performance** over V900 M890, launching in Q1 2027
- Alibaba Cloud’s AgentCore cuts token use by **up to 67%** for tasks like customer service
Beyond models, Alibaba introduced the Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator, three times faster than its predecessor, with 216GB memory and 1,200GB/s bandwidth. Mass production is set for Q1 2027. The company also expanded its cloud infrastructure, including AgentCore for deploying AI agents, Agent Security Center for threat detection, and OpenLake for unified data processing, claiming 38% cost savings and 40% faster queries. Alibaba Cloud aims to expand its data center capacity to 20GW by 2032 to support these advancements.
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Alibaba lays out AI roadmap across Qwen models, chips and agent services
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