
AI battle heats up: Alibaba claims Qwen 2.5 Max outperforms Meta and DeepSeek in benchmarks
Live MintAlibaba Group Holding Ltd. has unveiled new benchmark scores for its latest artificial intelligence model, Qwen 2.5 Max, positioning it as a top contender in the global AI race. According to figures shared by Alibaba Cloud via WeChat, the upgraded model outperformed Meta Platforms Inc.’s Llama and DeepSeek’s V3 model in a variety of tests. This development underscores Alibaba’s increasing investment in AI and cloud computing, where it competes fiercely with domestic tech giants such as Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Baidu Inc. All three firms are vying for dominance in China’s AI landscape, particularly in attracting developers to their platforms. It achieves competitive performance against the top-tier models, and outcompetes DeepSeek V3 in benchmarks like Arena Hard, LiveBench, LiveCodeBench, GPQA-Diamond.” China’s AI sector is heating up as companies aggressively compete for market share.
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