Qwen Model Surpasses Google and Meta in Downloads

Alibaba's Qwen AI model has surpassed Google and Meta in downloads, with over 3 billion global downloads in the past six months. This achievement puts Alibaba ahead of some of the biggest names in AI, including OpenAI.

Hugging Face data shows that Google's open models have recorded around 418 million downloads, while Meta sits at roughly 227 million. In contrast, Qwen has been downloaded over 3 billion times and has become a go-to choice for developers deciding what to fine-tune or deploy.

Qwen's growth is significant because it is an open-weight AI model that allows developers to customize and build upon it. This has led to the creation of over 300,000 derivative models from Qwen, further expanding its ecosystem.