Alibaba to End Free Qwen Access and Charge Enterprise Users

Alibaba plans to end free access to its Qwen models for large enterprises starting next week. The company will take a revenue cut from major commercial users of its next open-source AI model, signaling a shift towards commercialization in the open-source AI ecosystem.

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