283 …China AI = Rapid Relevance… Alibaba Qwen 2.5-Max – 1/29/25… Source: Mashable, ‘Meet Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5, an AI model claiming to beat both DeepSeek and OpenAI’s ChatGPT’ (1/25); Alibaba (1/25) Qwen2.5-Max outperforms DeepSeek V3 in benchmarks such as Arena-Hard, LiveBench, LiveCodeBench, and GPQA-Diamond, while also demonstrating competitive results in other assessments, including MMLU-Pro. Our base models have demonstrated significant advantages across most benchmarks, and we are optimistic that advancements in post-training techniques will elevate the next version of Qwen2.5-Max to new heights. The scaling of data and model size not only showcases advancements in model intelligence but also reflects our unwavering commitment to pioneering research. We are dedicated to enhancing the thinking and reasoning capabilities of large language models through the innovative application of scaled reinforcement learning. - Alibaba Qwen 2.5 Press Release, 1/25 USA vs. China in Technology = China’s AI Response Time Significantly Faster vs. Internet 1995