TechnologyTuesday, November 18, 2025

Alibaba launches upgraded consumer Qwen chatbot app in China

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Qwen logo is seen in this illustration taken, January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Summary

Alibaba released a major upgrade to its consumer AI offering with a new Qwen app, moving beyond its prior enterprise-first stance. The free app, based on Alibaba’s latest Qwen LLM, is in public beta in China with an international version to follow.

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