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Qwen-Audio-3.1 tops global voice leaderboard as prices plunge

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-282026-09-2803 mins

Alibaba has reduced prices across its Qwen-Audio voice models by as much as 95%, including a roughly 70% cut for text-to-speech services.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-242026-09-2403 mins

He has been involved in the development of Qwen’s core language models as well as Qwen-Coder and multimodal models.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-2303 mins

The 104 Zhejiang companies making the list span internet services, automotive, chemicals, advanced materials and smart manufacturing.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-232026-09-2205 mins

Its Qwen team plans to train a new model with 5 trillion to 10 trillion parameters as it moves toward artificial superintelligence, or ASI.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-232026-09-2204 mins

The platform’s customer base had grown sixfold over the past year as AI agents began moving into core business processes.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-232026-09-2204 mins

Users can activate QwenWork with a single voice command and have the AI turn conversations into tasks, notes and follow-ups.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-222026-09-2204 mins

The V900 is scheduled to enter mass production in the first quarter of 2027 and will be deployed across Alibaba Cloud data centers.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-222026-09-2105 mins

The restructuring comes four days after Ant adopted Alibaba’s QwenWork as its AI workplace platform for all employees.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-212026-09-2105 mins

Instead of only subsidizing rent or providing cash, cities could increasingly help startups by covering part of their AI usage costs.

Yangtzeer observers2026-09-092026-09-0804 mins

The launch reflects a shift in AI-agent development from helping individuals work faster toward assigning AI agents specific roles.