(Reuters) -Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group launched Qwen 3 on Tuesday, an upgraded version of its flagship artificial intelligence model that introduces new hybrid reasoning capabilities. The launch comes as competition in China's AI sector intensifies,

Chinese tech company Alibaba on Monday released Qwen 3, a family of AI models the company claims matches and in some cases outperforms the best models available from Google and OpenAI. Most of the models are — or soon will be — available for download under an “open” license from AI dev platform Hugging Face

Alibaba's new Qwen 3 is an enhanced version of its flagship AI model that introduces hybrid reasoning, designed to improve adaptability and efficiency for app and software developers.