Alibaba (BABA) Unveils Zhenwu M890 AI Chip for Autonomous Agents
Key takeaways
- On May 20, Alibaba Group unveiled its new Zhenwu M890 AI chip, developed by its T-Head subsidiary to provide a domestic alternative to Nvidia processors amid tightening US export curbs.
- Alibaba also introduced the Panjiu AL128 server system, which integrates 128 of the new accelerators into a single rack.
- To complement the hardware, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) debuted its Qwen 3.7-Max large language model, optimized for complex coding and agent tasks.
Alibaba (BABA) Unveils Zhenwu M890 AI Chip for Autonomous Agents Maham Fatima Sat, May 23, 2026 at 7:01 PM GMT+7 1 min read BABA NVDA Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) is one of the best low risk stocks to buy in 2026. On May 20, Alibaba Group unveiled its new Zhenwu M890 AI chip, developed by its T-Head subsidiary to provide a domestic alternative to Nvidia processors amid tightening US export curbs. The chip offers three times the performance of its predecessor and is purpose-built to handle the heavy memory demands of autonomous AI agents.
Alibaba also introduced the Panjiu AL128 server system, which integrates 128 of the new accelerators into a single rack. The system is immediately available to Chinese enterprise clients through Alibaba Cloud’s Bailian platform. T-Head has shipped over 560,000 total Zhenwu units to date across industries like automotive and finance.
To complement the hardware, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) debuted its Qwen 3.7-Max large language model, optimized for complex coding and agent tasks. Supported by a 380 billion yuan (~$53 billion) infrastructure investment, the company also detailed a multi-year roadmap featuring the successor V900 chip in 2027 and the J900 chip in 2028.