Alibaba has now made official Qwen 3. This powerful new generation of artificial intelligence models supercharge reasoning abilities and make it easier to respond to more requests. This cutting-edge suite of models employs a hybrid approach. It can structure difficult questions in a manageable way across longer time periods and accelerate responses to easier questions.
With support for a whopping 119 languages, Alibaba’s promise of global accessibility is encapsulated in the Qwen 3 models. The Qwen 3 family is a stunning display of what’s possible with so many models. They range in size, starting with smaller models as small as 0.6 billion parameters, and going up to the huge Qwen-3-235B-A22B, which has 235 billion parameters.
One of the most notable accomplishments made by the Qwen 3 series is its unmatched performance and capabilities on competitive benchmarks. With the Qwen-3-235B-A22B model, it has officially outperformed OpenAI’s o3-mini as well as Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro. It accomplished this remarkable milestone on Codeforces, a widely used global venue for competitive programming. It has achieved superior results over o3-mini on the latest version of AIME, a demanding mathematical benchmark, as well as BFCL.
“We have seamlessly integrated thinking and non-thinking modes, offering users the flexibility to control the thinking budget,” stated the Qwen team, highlighting the innovative design of the models. This unique capability empowers users to select either in-depth reasoning workflows or more instantaneous answers based on the demands of their individual use cases.
The Qwen 3 lineup continues with its biggest public model, Qwen3-32B. This model has had significant breakthroughs over OpenAI’s o1 model on many tests, including the accuracy benchmark LiveBench. These textbooks, QA pairs, code snippets were all instrumental in AI Chatbots training. This potent mix further enhances the models’ ability to reason and handle data.
Alibaba has released Qwen 3 which is now accessible through Fireworks AI, Hyperbolic and other Alibaba Cloud providers. The most powerful variant, Qwen-3-235B-A22B, is indeed not yet publicly accessible. Its advanced tool-calling capabilities and proficiency in following instructions and copying specific data formats position it as a leader in the AI space.
Tuhin Srivastava shared insights on the long-term impacts of these types of advances in AI technology. He noted, “The U.S. is doubling down on restricting sales of chips to China and purchases from China, but models like Qwen 3 that are state-of-the-art and open […] will undoubtedly be used domestically.”
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