Apple taps Alibaba's Qwen for Apple Intelligence in China with iOS 27.3
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-11-02
Per CGTN, Apple has struck a landmark deal with Alibaba: parts of Apple Intelligence in China will run on Qwen, with Siri and Writing Tools expected to switch to Qwen in iOS 27.3, due in December — landing the on-device/localized model plan for the Chinese market.
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