Called the XuanTie C950, it is a 5nm, 3.2GHz processor aimed at competing in the worldwide AI chip market. Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu says he is aiming the company to be a full-stack AI technology provider.
There is already concern in the US that China’s Open Source inexpensive software products are becoming the most popular software products on the market, denying revenues to US AI developers.
Analyst OpenRouter reports that Chinese open-source LLMs, which had a global market share of 1.2% in 2024, have nearly a 30% share this year.
Last week Alibaba launched Wukong, its enterprise platform optimised for AI agent workflows, as China widely adopts OpenClaw.
Wukong’s international equivalent, Accio Work, was launched on Monday. The agentic AI platform says it can autonomously run complex business operations for small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Alibaba’s AI accelerators have already entered mass production, says Wu. Alibaba is said to be preparing for a separate listing for its chip unit called T-Head.
