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Apple Intelligence China Beta Arrives with Alibaba's Qwen
Apple confirmed Apple Intelligence for mainland China will run on Alibaba's Qwen, opening a developer beta on November 4 ahead of a December public rollout.
2026-11-03 ~ 2026-11-04 · 2 episodes · 4 posts
Episode 1 · Apple Intelligence to Launch in China with Alibaba's Qwen (2026-11-03, 2 posts)
Apple confirmed on Oct 31 that Apple Intelligence will enter developer beta testing in China on Nov 4 and officially launch in December, using Alibaba's Qwen model instead of ChatGPT.
- Apple Intelligence lands in China in December, powered by Alibaba's Qwen instead of ChatGPT — winer666 · 2026-11-03
- Apple Intelligence in China to run on Alibaba's Qwen, testing starts Nov 4 — bestvicam · 2026-11-03
Episode 2 · Apple Intelligence Beta Launches in China with Alibaba's Qwen (2026-11-04, 2 posts)
Apple has opened a developer beta of Apple Intelligence for mainland China users, integrating Alibaba's Qwen model into Siri and writing tools, with a public release planned alongside iOS 27.3 in December.