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Huawei’s AI Lab Denies Copying Alibaba’s Qwen Model Amid Copyright Claims

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Huawei’s AI research division, Noah Ark Lab, has denied allegations that its Pangu Pro Moe (Mixture of Experts) large language model copied from Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 14B model. The lab insisted on Saturday that Pangu Pro was independently developed and trained, refuting claims made in a report by an entity named HonestAGI.

HonestAGI published a paper on GitHub claiming “extraordinary correlation” between Huawei’s Pangu Pro Moe and Alibaba’s Qwen model, suggesting that Huawei’s model might have been “upcycled” rather than trained from scratch. The report also raised concerns about potential copyright violations and false claims regarding Huawei’s investment in the model’s training.

In response, Noah Ark Lab stated that their model is not based on incremental training from other manufacturers’ models but instead includes key innovations in architecture and technical features. They highlighted that Pangu Pro is the first large-scale model built entirely on Huawei’s Ascend chips and confirmed adherence to open-source licensing rules for any third-party code used—though they did not specify which open-source models influenced their work.

Alibaba has yet to comment on the allegations, and the identity of HonestAGI remains unknown. The controversy comes amid rising competition in China’s AI sector, which has been accelerated by the release of open-source models like DeepSeek’s R1 and Alibaba’s Qwen family, designed for consumer and chatbot applications. In contrast, Huawei’s Pangu models are primarily applied in government, finance, and manufacturing sectors.

Alibaba’s AI Reasoning Model Drives Shares Higher

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Alibaba Group’s Hong Kong-listed shares surged by more than 8% on Thursday following the release of its new artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model, QwQ-32B. The company claims that the model, with 32 billion parameters, delivers performance comparable to global AI hits like DeepSeek’s R1, which has 671 billion parameters.

The announcement was made through Alibaba’s AI unit on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, where the company highlighted the QwQ-32B’s abilities in areas such as mathematical reasoning, coding, and general problem-solving. The model was put to the test in benchmark evaluations, performing on par with top AI models like OpenAI’s o1 mini and DeepSeek’s R1.

Alibaba’s new model is accessible via its chatbot service, Qwen Chat, where users can choose from a variety of Qwen models, including the powerful Qwen2.5-Max. The launch comes at a time when the Chinese government is increasing its support for industries, including artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, and 6G telecom.

DeepSeek, which has emerged as a key player in China’s AI landscape, continues to compete with global AI giants like OpenAI, offering models that rival the performance of more expensive alternatives with fewer computing resources.

In addition to Alibaba’s advancements, another AI release attracting attention was the introduction of Manus, an AI agent developed by the Chinese startup Monica. Manus, which outperformed OpenAI’s Deep Research in benchmarks for AI assistants, can help users with tasks such as travel planning and insurance comparisons. Currently by invitation only, a video showcasing Manus has gained significant interest, with over 280,000 views as of Thursday.