Chinese technology giant Alibaba has announced a new artificial intelligence chip and plans to develop a significantly larger AI model.
At its annual Apsara conference, Alibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900, which the company says delivers three times the performance of its previous-generation chip.
The company also announced plans for a new AI model containing between 5 trillion and 10 trillion parameters, compared with 2.4 trillion parameters in its current Qwen 3.8 Max model.
Alibaba said the new chip is expected to enter mass production in 2027.
The company is also planning to expand its data-centre capacity as demand for AI computing continues to increase.
The announcements come as Chinese technology companies continue developing domestic AI hardware and software amid restrictions affecting access to some advanced foreign chips.