The split
Alibaba launches 2.4-trillion-parameter Qwen3.8-Max as DeepSeek releases ultra-low-cost V4-Flash, each betting on a different way to beat US AI labs
The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.
Global
Reuters
“China's Alibaba on Monday unveiled its largest and most capable AI model to date, sending its shares surging, while a research firm said DeepSeek's latest product offers cut-throat pricing that is more than 100 times lower.”
Wire service report from Beijing bureau, Eduardo Baptista byline; first Western wire to cover both launches togetherread the original ↗
Israel
Calcalist CTech
“Alibaba is betting on scale with a 2.4-trillion-parameter model, while DeepSeek is focusing on dramatically lower costs as Chinese companies intensify competition with U.S. AI leaders.”
Israeli tech media, frames both launches as China's most direct challenge yet to US frontier AI labsread the original ↗
Global
Tech Startups
“China's AI race just produced two numbers that are hard to ignore: 2.4 trillion parameters and a price gap of more than 100X.”
Technology analysis, highlights the 100x pricing gap and places both models in global competitive contextread the original ↗