BABA(US:BABA) Feng Huang Wang·2025-11-24 06:27Core Insights - Alibaba's AI assistant Qwen App has surpassed 10 million downloads within a week of its public testing, making it the fastest-growing AI application in history, outpacing competitors like ChatGPT and Sora [1] - The Qwen model has become one of the strongest and most widely applicable open-source large models globally, with a cumulative download of over 600 million since its full open-source release in 2023 [1] - The flagship model Qwen3-Max has achieved a performance ranking among the top three globally, surpassing international competitors such as GPT-5 and Claude Opus 4 [1] - Qwen models have gained significant traction in the Silicon Valley market, with Airbnb's CEO stating that the company heavily relies on Qwen due to its superior speed and performance compared to OpenAI's models [1] - Nvidia's CEO noted that Qwen has captured a substantial share of the global open-source model market and continues to show growth [1] Company Strategy - Alibaba's management views Qwen as a critical player in the "AI era future battle," positioning the large model capabilities in the Agentic AI era as an optimal time to establish a consumer-facing AI entry point [2] - The Qwen App is designed as a "chatting and task-performing personal AI assistant," with plans to deeply integrate it with e-commerce, mapping, and local life services, enhancing its Agentic capabilities to not only understand and generate but also to collaborate across scenarios and execute tasks [2]