Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing services and artificial intelligence (AI) arm of Alibaba Group Holding, unveiled an expanded suite of its proprietary large language models (LLMs) and development tools for global developers, as the company intensifies its push into overseas markets.
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At its annual developer summit in Indonesia on Tuesday, Hangzhou-based Alibaba Cloud said the latest products under its Tongyi Qianwen family of LLMs, such as the Qwen 2.5 series, as well as multimodal AI models – including the Qwen-VL series and visual generation-focused Tongyi Wanxiang – are now accessible to global developers via application programming interfaces (APIs) on its generative AI (GenAI) development platform, Model Studio. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
LLMs are the technology behind GenAI services like ChatGPT. An API is a set of programming codes that enables developers to sync data between multiple platforms to build application software. APIs help speed up app development by not having to build code from scratch.
“Alibaba Cloud is committed to delivering real value to global developers through cutting-edge AI models, enhanced cloud infrastructure and accessible support programmes,” Guo Dongliang, vice-president of international business and head of international products and solutions at Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, said at the event.
The company’s latest move aligns with its broader strategy to ramp up overseas investments and expand its cloud infrastructure offering in key markets around the world.
In December, Alibaba Cloud said it aims to work with 100 ecosystem partners in 2025 to develop and provide cutting-edge AI and cloud-computing solutions for businesses across various industries worldwide.