Alibaba Unveils Qwen 2.5-Max, Claiming Superiority Over DeepSeek-V3 and GPT-4op

On January 29, 2025, Alibaba unveiled Qwen 2.5-Max, an advanced version of its artificial intelligence model, claiming it surpasses DeepSeek-V3, OpenAI’s GPT-4o, and Meta’s Llama-3.1-405B in performance benchmarks. The release coincided with the Lunar New Year, highlighting the competitive pressure from DeepSeek’s recent rapid ascent in the AI sector. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has garnered significant attention with its AI assistant powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model, leading to notable impacts in the technology industry.