Alibaba reveals more powerful Zhenwu AI chip, new LLM
Alibaba reveals more powerful Zhenwu AI chip, new LLM
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/alibaba-reveals-more-powerful-zhenwu-ai-chip-new-llm.html
Publish Date: 2026-05-19 23:30:00
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- New AI Chip Announcement: Alibaba introduced the Zhenwu M890, an artificial intelligence chip that delivers three times the performance of its predecessor, Zhenwu 810E.
- Technical Specifications: The M890 boasts 144 GB of GPU memory and an interchip bandwidth of 800 GB per second.
- Market Delivery: Alibaba has delivered 560,000 units of Zhenwu to over 400 customers across 20 different industries.
- Next Generation Language Model: The company announced the upcoming release of its next-generation large language model, Qwen3.7-Max.
- Domestic AI Infrastructure: In April, Alibaba, alongside China Telecom, launched a data center in southern China to be powered by its own AI chips, as part of China’s initiative to enhance its homegrown AI capabilities.