Alibaba says the latest version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model can take on fellow Chinese firm DeepSeek's V3 as well as the top models from U.S. rivals OpenAI and Meta.

Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant, released a new version of its AI model and made big claims — notably that it outperforms OpenAI's ChatGPT and the newly ascending DeepSeek.

Key Takeaways Alibaba rolled out a new AI model it says can outperform models from DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Meta Platforms.The Chinese tech giant's U.S.-listed shares climbed in early trading Wednesday following the release.