Alibaba Unveils Zhenwu V900 — and Plans Qwen Models With Up to 10 Trillion Parameters
Alibaba unveiled its Zhenwu V900 AI chip as Qwen 4 enters training and future Qwen models target up to 10 trillion parameters. The post Alibaba Unveils Zhenwu V900 — and Plans Qwen Models With Up to 10 Trillion Parameters appeared first on TechRepublic .
Alibaba has introduced its new AI chip called the Zhenwu V900, and it has plans to develop Qwen models with up to 10 trillion parameters. At its Apsara Conference on September 22, Alibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900, a processor that delivers three times the performance of its previous model, the Zhenwu M890. The V900 also boasts 216 GB of memory and 1,200 GB/s of inter-chip bandwidth, with support for FP8 and FP4.
The company plans to mass-produce and commercially release the V900 in the first quarter of 2027. Alibaba's AI strategy extends beyond just chips, as it is also expanding its AI infrastructure and cloud services. The cloud giant has announced new cloud regions in Türkiye, Finland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, France, and Hong Kong.
However, details on pricing, software support, and customer access for the V900 are still pending. While the V900 shows promise with its performance, memory capacity, and inter-chip bandwidth, more data is needed to determine its real-world training throughput, inference latency, and cost. The focus now shifts to how the V900 will compare with established accelerator platforms, once commercial availability begins in 2027.
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