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Alibaba (Qwen)

#5 · Strong contender · High confidence · as of 2026-09-02 06:00 UTC
68.3
– 0 today▼ -0.1 30d

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Score history

Last 30 days, engine-computed as evidence enters and decays. (90-day view arrives as history accumulates.)

Confidence

Based on data coverage and source diversity.

High
Grade
100%
Coverage
30
Records (30d)

Factor breakdown

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Capability65–
Acceptance66–
Adoption68–
Execution72–
Value82–
Ecosystem72▲
Reliability52–

What changed today

The editor's read on today's movement. The itemised evidence is below.

Secured approval on July 15, 2026, to power Apple Intelligence in China with Qwen, which also led open models on OpenRouter. Reported Independently tested Capability Ecosystem Adoption

The evidence behind this score

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Every development currently moving Alibaba (Qwen)'s number, strongest first, with its source and a per-event trail: direction · base(materiality, tier) · decay(age / half-life) = contribution now. Pre-cap; see how the score works.

EcosystemReportedActive

China approves Apple Intelligence in China using Qwen

On July 15, 2026, China's cyberspace regulator approved Apple's AI services for the China market, built on a deal to power Apple Intelligence experiences with Alibaba's Qwen model, a major distribution win.

Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba's Qwen AI.
techcrunch.com ↗▲ up · base +2.8 (M4, reporting) · decay 57% (49d / 60d half-life) = +1.59 to Ecosystem momentum
AdoptionIndependently testedDecaying

OpenRouter: Qwen is the top open-model franchise worldwide

OpenRouter's June 2026 open-weight review named Qwen the most important open-model franchise, citing its 1B+ cumulative Hugging Face downloads amid Chinese models reaching ~61% of platform token volume.

Qwen is the most important open-model franchise in the world. It has surpassed 1 billion cumulative downloads on Hugging Face.
openrouter.ai ↗▲ up · base +1.8 (M3, independent) · decay 30% (79d / 45d half-life) = +0.53 to Adoption momentum
CapabilityIndependently testedDecaying

Qwen 3.7-Max is highest-ranked Chinese model on LMArena

LMArena leaderboard data placed Alibaba's Qwen 3.7-Max as the top-ranked Chinese model (around #5 globally in text), leading domestic rivals while still trailing top US models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI.

Alibaba teases new Qwen previews, highest-ranking Chinese AI models on Arena.
scmp.com ↗▲ up · base +0.9 (M2, independent) · decay 38% (63d / 45d half-life) = +0.34 to Capability momentum

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