Alibaba's Qwen3-Max-Thinking Model Outperforms Rivals
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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Source: seekingalpha
- Performance Improvement: Alibaba's Qwen3-Max-Thinking model achieves significant performance enhancements across 19 benchmarks, matching leading models like GPT-5.2-Thinking, showcasing its strengths in complex reasoning and alignment with human preferences.
- Innovative Capabilities: The model introduces adaptive tool-use capabilities for on-demand retrieval and code interpreter invocation, combined with advanced test-time scaling techniques that greatly enhance reasoning performance, bolstering its competitive edge in the AI sector.
- Benchmark Victories: Qwen3-Max-Thinking surpasses DeepSeek-V3.2, Claude-Opus-4.5, and Gemini-3 Pro in multiple benchmarks including GPQA Diamond, IMO-AnswerBench, LiveCodeBench, and Humanity's Last Exam, demonstrating its robust capabilities in practical applications.
- Market Response: This new model is viewed as a significant catalyst in the AI field, with market expectations high for its growth potential, particularly in the context of Nvidia H200 orders, prompting analysts to upgrade Alibaba's ratings and price targets.
Analyst Views on BABA
Wall Street analysts forecast BABA stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BABA is 203.66 USD with a low forecast of 172.00 USD and a high forecast of 230.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
14 Analyst Rating
13 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 173.230
Low
172.00
Averages
203.66
High
230.00
Current: 173.230
Low
172.00
Averages
203.66
High
230.00
About BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is an investment holding company mainly engaged in the provision of technology infrastructure and marketing platforms. The Company operates its business through nine segments. The China Commerce Retail segment is engaged in the China commerce retail business. The China Commerce Wholesale segment is mainly engaged in the operation of 1688.com. The Cloud Intelligence segment provides cloud services. The International Commerce Retail segment provides customer management services, sales of goods and logistics services. The International Commerce Wholesale segment is mainly engaged in the operation of Alibaba.com. The Cainiao Represents Logistics Services segment provides fulfilment services. The Local Services segment’s revenue includes platform commissions, logistics services revenue. The Digital Media and Entertainment segment engages in the operation of Youku and Alibaba. The All Others segment is mainly engaged in the Sun Art, Freshippo and other business.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.








