Welcome, colleagues. Here you can see: in the ring AI for decades reigned western «heavyweights» – Open AI with their GPT, Anthropic, Google. And then boom – and from Shanghai comes to the arena a flexible, fast fighter who with one blow landed on the shoulders of the favorites. Naked rating? No. Real revolution.
The name of this guest from the east – Qwen2.5-Max from Alibaba. And today, every company that dreams of a breakthrough must think about it. Not as a beautiful novelty – but as a strategic fuel.

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What happened then?
In June 2024, Qwen2.5-Max quietly went to the global stage. Without loud statements, hype in media or promo trailers. Just took and went:

DeepSeek-V3 (the leader of China at that time),
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (best fresh model from Anthropic),
and even ChatGPT-4o (Open AI pride and market favorite)…
In all key tests: copywriting, logic, coding, multilingualism, reducing hallucinations. Ctrl + F «fair competition» in the AI world: Alibaba pressed this hot keys loudly.

Why is it not just “another model” but a signal for action?
Because behind the numbers is a whole philosophy of economic war. Alibaba has solved the problem that «keeps sleeping» million CEO: how to get more intelligence for less money, with a predictable result?

Here is their answer:
Price:
Qwen2.5-Max works at 2-5 times cheaper than GPT-4, with equal power.
Example: Company Doit-Int’l (logistics, Asia) tested the processing of documents with AI. On GPT-4 – TimeMea
3.7 thousand. with the best accuracy according to specifications.

Speed & Customization:
The model is mounted according to your brand (logo, tone, knowledge of products) in 4 weeks. GPT – minimum 2-3 months. + contracts, additional elite support.

Languages and context of Asia:
Understands 92 languages in depth, including nuances of Russian, Vietnamese, Tamil.
Its strongest side: China, India, YWA – where ChatGPT is confused.

❗️ SILENT DESTRUCTIVE FORCE:
Here’s a case that will make you nervous:

WheelsFly (European carsharing startup in Asia) worked with GPT-4 for a year. Customers in China were confused, ignored cultural context, misinterpreted names… Stream of complaints + Loayalty Index drop by 47%.
Switched to Qwen2.5-Max with customization under “Carlsberg-Asia”:

in 8 weeks – CSAT 82%,
false answers 96%,
Savings – €680K per year.
Bottom line: They ousted three local competitors in Shenzhen.

What exactly does the leader do today?
Don’t wait for China to capture the AI market for business (and this is inevitable).

4 strategic actions on Q3-Q4 2025:
No obligation test drive:
Upload your PDFs with reports, presentations, customer dialogues to Qwen on HuggingFace. Check it against your own data. You will see the difference.

Compare total cost of wnership:
Ask the AI commands:

How much is the GPT-4o with the desired volume?
How will Qwen + Alibaba Cloud support really work?
Saved $ – your investment in R&D.

Collect the «clone voices» of the brand:
Qwen allows you to upload 50 pages of your communication style (letters, chats, TK) + product names. After 14 days, the sapport responds like you.

Think like a strategist of E-Asia:
Are you planning an expansion or a delivery to Shanghai? Jakarta? Bangkok?
The released Alibaba Cloud centers in Malaysia and Thailand will instantly connect you to Qwen in Kobe. GPT will brake on language and standards.

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Bottom line: The AI race has been rebooted. The presence of only one OpenAI is a risk.
Qwen2.5-Max is not «pancakes»: it is a breakthrough in performance + savings for those who are ready to act flexibly.

“In the technologies of the future, it is not who has the most expensive tool that wins, but who knows how to cut them with a laser.”

Isn’t it time to sharpen your AI-blade? China has shown that waiting a little is losing markets.

Insider detail: Alibaba will soon make a large-scale translation of Qwen documentation into Russian specifically for CIS markets. So – there will be support in law and marketing. Be able to start earlier than the competitors!