Alibaba's Next Qwen AI Model May Not Be Completely Free: Report

Alibaba is a very big technology company in China.

It makes computer programs called AI models that can think and answer questions.

One of its famous models is called Qwen.

Until now, people could use these models for free.

A news report from Reuters says that might change.

Alibaba may soon ask some companies to share part of the money they earn when they use Qwen.

Sharing money with the company that made the product is called a revenue-sharing model.

This means the next version of Qwen might not be completely free for everyone.

The report does not say exactly how much money companies would have to share.