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Compare Alibaba Qwen and Meta AI side by side. Both are tools in the Foundation Models category.
| Category | Foundation Models | Foundation Models |
| Pricing | Open Source | Open Source |
| Best For | Developers building AI applications for Chinese and multilingual markets | Developers and researchers who want full control over their AI models and infrastructure |
| Website | qwenlm.github.io | ai.meta.com |
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Alibaba's Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) is a family of open-source large language models that excel in multilingual tasks, particularly Chinese and English. Qwen models range from 0.5B to 72B+ parameters and include specialized variants for coding (Qwen-Coder), math, and multimodal understanding. Available through Alibaba Cloud and open-source channels, Qwen is one of the most capable model families for Asian language applications.
Meta AI develops the Llama series of open-source large language models, which have become the foundation for a large portion of the open-source AI ecosystem. Llama models are freely available for commercial use, can be fine-tuned and self-hosted, and are offered through dozens of inference providers. Meta's commitment to open-source AI has made Llama one of the most widely deployed model families in the world, used by startups, enterprises, and researchers who need customizable, self-hosted AI capabilities.
Companies that train and release their own large language models and foundation models. These organizations invest in large-scale model training, publish research, and offer API access to their proprietary models.
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