Alibaba has unveiled its most advanced AI model, Qwen-3-Max-Preview, featuring over 1 trillion parameters, marking a significant leap in its AI series launched in May. This text-only model surpassed its predecessor, Qwen3-235B-A22B-2507, in internal tests and reportedly outperformed competitors like MoonShot AI’s Kimi K2 and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 across five benchmarks. This advancement positions Alibaba alongside major industry players like OpenAI and Google DeepMind, intensifying the competitive landscape in artificial intelligence.