Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the Chinese e-commerce player that has become a leader in artificial intelligence, is stepping up a push into software coding tools, offering low-cost access to several of the country’s top AI models. The cloud unit of the Hangzhou-based company said it is selling a coding tool built atop open-source models like Alibaba’s own Qwen 3.5, as well as offerings from local startups Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI and MiniMax Group Inc., and users are allowed to switch freely between these models. The promotion for a lite version is for 7.9 yuan ($1.15) for the first month and then 40 yuan in subsequent months. The pro version of coding access begins at 39.9 yuan for the first month and then 200 yuan.

Full report : Alibaba Cloud releases a cheap AI coding tool built on open-source models like Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5, as well as Zhipu, Moonshot, and MiniMax models.