Alibaba unveils Qwen 3.5 to power complex agentic AI tasks

by | Feb 16, 2026 | Latest E-commerce News & Updates

Alibaba unveiled Qwen 3.5, a new AI model designed to execute complex tasks independently across mobile and desktop interfaces. The tech giant stated that the system is operating at a 60% lower cost than its predecessor and outperformed US rivals like GPT-5.2 on key benchmarks. The release is coming as the company is seeking to capture market share from domestic competitors ByteDance and DeepSeek.

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Companies: Alibaba

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