The new chip triples performance of its predecessor and targets autonomous AI agents, backed by a $53 billion infrastructure investment.
Alibaba unveiled its Zhenwu M890 AI chip, designed to replace Nvidia processors for Chinese enterprises facing US export restrictions. The chip delivers three times the performance of its predecessor and is tailored for memory-intensive autonomous AI agents.
The company also introduced the Panjiu AL128 server system, integrating 128 of the new chips per rack. Over 560,000 Zhenwu units have shipped to date across automotive and finance sectors. Alibaba Cloud’s Bailian platform will offer the system to enterprise clients immediately.
Alibaba’s $53 billion infrastructure investment supports a multi-year roadmap, including the V900 chip in 2027 and J900 in 2028. The Qwen 3.7-Max large language model was also launched to enhance coding and agent capabilities.