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160 models across 32 families · Latest: Qwen4-Max-Preview (2026-11)

AI research institute of Alibaba Group.

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Alibaba's portfolio covers 153 active models across 32 current families, spanning coding, rag, and agents. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.

Covers 7 workload areas across 153 active tracked models; last verified 2026-11-11.

Use it for

  • Teams evaluating coding, rag, and agents across this lab's releases
  • Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
  • Migration and pricing follow-ups across 153 tracked models

Do not use it for

  • Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders

Active models

153

Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones

Active families

32

Current model families from this lab

Open catalog

127 open

103 open source / 24 open weights

Lowest output price

$0.030 /1M

Cheapest tracked output across active models, per 1M tokens

Latest dated release

2026-11-11

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Freshness

2026-11-11

Researched 3d ago

fresh

Information

Founded2017
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Release cadence

Dated releases
5
Latest model
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Latest date
2026-11-11

Where this lab wins

  • Coding: 54 tracked models with SWE-bench / HumanEval-style scores.
  • RAG: 49 tracked models with ruler / needle retrieval benchmarks.
  • Agentic: 37 tracked models with BFCL, tau-bench, and SWE-bench tool-use coverage.
  • Long-context: 92 tracked models with context-token or InfiniteBench-class signal.

Flagship quality / price signal

Selection source
Best sourced coding Q/$
Coding grade
A
Benchmark / output price
humaneval 68.4 · $0.030/1M

About

Alibaba DAMO Academy is the AI research institute of Alibaba Group, dedicated to developing cutting-edge AI technologies and applications across various domains. Their work encompasses natural language processing, computer vision, machine learning, and robotics, with the goal of advancing AI capabilities and driving innovation across Alibaba's ecosystem of products and services. One notable research breakthrough is their development of a multimodal AI model that can understand and generate content across text, images, and videos, enabling more intelligent and interactive user experiences.

Featured models

ModelReleasedContextInput price ($/1M)Output price ($/1M)LicenseOpenness
Qwen4-Max-Preview2026-11-111M--ProprietaryProprietary
Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo2026-10-09---Qwen Research LicenseOpen weights
Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro2026-10-02---ProprietaryProprietary

Model families

Recent releases

  1. Qwen4-Max-Preview- 2026-11-11
  2. Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo- 2026-10-09
  3. Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro- 2026-10-02
  4. Qwen-Image-2.1- 2026-09-20
  5. Qwen3.8-LiveTranslate- 2026-09-19

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Last reviewed: 2026-11-11. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.