Released last month by Alibaba’s cloud computing unit, the Qwen3 AI models can now be deployed via large language model (LLM) platforms Ollama, LM Studio, SGLang and vLLM, according to the Qwen team’s latest post on their X account. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
Users of Qwen3, which consists of eight enhanced AI models, could also choose from multiple formats – including GPT-generated unified format, activation-aware weight quantisation and generalised post-training quantisation – “for easy local deployment”, the post said.
The expansion reflects the accelerated pace of development in China’s AI sector and Hangzhou-based Alibaba’s growing leadership position in the global open-source community.
Qwen3 recently toppled DeepSeek’s R1 to become the world’s highest-ranked open-source AI model, according to data from LiveBench, an independent platform that benchmarks LLMs – the technology underpinning generative AI services like ChatGPT. The LiveBench tests gauge open-source AI models’ capabilities, including coding, maths, data analysis and language instruction.
The open-source approach gives public access to a program’s source code, allowing third-party software developers to modify or share its design, fix broken links or scale up its capabilities.