Zhang praised the process as unusually efficient, saying negotiations took about three months and highlighting what he described as the province’s “very high efficiency in all aspects.”
Combined, the two rounds now give Qwen users access to discounts, instant coupons, hotel breakfast packages and late checkout benefits, with savings reaching as much as 300 yuan ($44) per booking.
The rapid integration reflects Alibaba’s strategy of pairing foundation models with deeply embedded enterprise scenarios, Wukong’s spokesperson said.
The strong benchmark performance also lifted Alibaba to fourth place among global AI laboratories tracked by Code Arena rankings, behind Anthropic, OpenAI and Google.
Provincial officials see OPCs as emblematic of a new economic unit emerging in the intelligent economy era, where AI amplifies individual productivity and lowers barriers to entrepreneurship.
