“Alibaba Cloud is committed to delivering real value to global developers through cutting-edge AI models, enhanced cloud infrastructure, and accessible support programs,” said Dongliang Guo, Vice President of International Business, Head of International Products and Solutions, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. “Together, we aim to spark more AI-driven innovations, benefiting startups, enterprises, and industries altogether across the globe.”
More
Foundation
Models
and
Development
Tools
for
Developers
The
latest
Qwen
models,
Alibaba
Cloud’s
proprietary
large
language
model
family,
including
Qwen2.5
series
with
sizes
ranging
from
7billion
to
72billion
parameters,
are
now
accessible
via
APIs
on
its
generative
AI
development
platform,
Model
Studio,
for
global
developers
to
use.
Additionally,
multimodal
AI
models
including
vision
understanding
models
such
as
Qwen-VL
series,
visual
generation
model
Wanx2.1
(also
known
as
Tongyi
Wanxiang),
and
audio
language
model
Qwen-Audio
are
also
available
for
developers
to
access.
Developers can also leverage Tongyi Lingma, Alibaba Cloud’s proprietary AI coding assistant powered by the Qwen 2.5-coder model. The AI Programmer offers features such as code completion and optimization, debugging assistance, code snippet search and batch unit test generation. It provides developers with an efficient and seamless coding experience, significantly enhancing productivity and creativity.
In addition to a broader range of models, a slew of new AI development tools is also accessible by global developers on Model Studio. These tools include Workflow, which breaks down complex tasks into subtasks to enhance workflow control, and Agent, which supports multi-agent collaboration for planning and execution tasks. Other tools such as RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), which helps enhance the accuracy and reliability of generative AI models with external sources; Batch Reasoning, which generates responses simultaneously with multiple prompt inputs; AutoEval (Automated Model Evaluation), as well as model deployment and application observability services will be available by end of this month.
Upgraded
Infrastructure
for
AI
Development
In
order
to
provide
robust
computing
to
facilitate
AI
and
other
critical
workloads,
Alibaba
Cloud
revealed
that
its
9th
Generation
Enterprise
Elastic
Compute
Service
(ECS)
instance
will
be
available
in
global
markets
starting
April
this
year.
The
latest
generation
of
ECS
instances
has
notable
performance
enhancements
compared
to
its
previous
iteration,
including
a
20%
increase
in
computing
efficiency.
Additionally,
by
accelerating
networks
through
eRDMA
(elastic
Remote
Direct
Memory
Access),
its
performance
in
supporting
high-performance
computing,
search
recommendations,
and
Redis
databases
can
be
further
improved
by
up
to
50%.
The cloud pioneer has also announced its innovative Alibaba Cloud Container Compute Service (ACS) is now available for international customers starting from January 2025. Designed for simplified and optimized workload deployment using container technology, the ACS integrates container services with underlying cloud computing resources, significantly reducing costs and technical complexity and enabling developers to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure management.
New
GenAI
Program
to
Spark
Creativity
To
foster
innovation,
Alibaba
Cloud
introduced
the
Alibaba
Cloud
GenAI
Empowerment
Program,
a
dedicated
support
program
for
global
developers
and
startups
leveraging
its
Qwen
models
to
build
generative
AI
applications.
Participants
in
the
program
can
gain
support
including
free
cloud
credits,
training
workshops,
invitation
to
tech
shows
and
demo
days,
as
well
as
product
co-marketing
opportunities.
This
program
is
designed
to
help
developers
and
startups
accelerate
their
generative
AI
projects
while
connecting
with
a
broader
ecosystem
of
innovators.
Global
Developers
and
Customers
Leveraging
Qwen
for
Cutting-Edge
Applications
Axcxept,
a
Japanese
company
specializing
in
AI
products
such
as
voice
assistants,
has
developed
an
open-source,
lightweight
AI
model
called
EZO
based
on
Qwen
2.5
LLM.
The
EZO
model
outperforms
state-of-the-art
(SOTA)
models
in
areas
such
as
coding,
information
extraction,
math,
reasoning,
roleplay,
and
writing
in
Japanese.
With
low
latency
and
robust
performance,
EZO
is
tailored
to
serve
industries
such
as
healthcare
and
public
institutions
in
Japan,
ensuring
secure
and
efficient
AI
applications.
“Qwen 2.5 has significantly enhanced its ability to process Japanese, giving it a competitive edge over other models. With Axcxept’s proprietary training process, we have developed a Japanese LLM that delivers unmatched accuracy,” said Kazuya Hodatsu, CEO of Axcxept Inc.
OxValue.AI, a deep-tech venture from the University of Oxford, uses Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-based multimodal AI models for AI-driven company valuation services. By processing and analyzing text and audio data related to financing, R&D, and operations, OxValue achieves precise and cost-efficient valuation assessments tailored to corporate clients.
“Processing diverse data sources is essential for our valuation services. With the support of Alibaba Cloud’s AI models, we’ve significantly improved the quality and efficiency of this process. By collaborating with Alibaba Cloud, we’re able to deliver greater value to our corporate clients,” said Professor Xiaolan Fu, Founder of OxValue.AI.
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