Alibaba to release open-source version of video, image generating AI model

Alibaba will release an open-source version of its video and image-generating artificial intelligence model, Wan 2.1, the Chinese tech giant said in a post on X on Tuesday.

The company will give full details in a recorded video at 11 p.m. (1500 GMT), a spokesperson said.

The release of the model comes as competition intensifies in China’s AI market, following DeepSeek’s launch of its latest open-source models last month. Those models have shaken the global AI industry by delivering performance comparable to leading products from companies like OpenAI, which has shifted towards closed-source offerings.