Alibaba Establishes Qwen Work Division to Drive Enterprise AI Office Strategy, Unveils Qwen3.8 and Qwen-Image-3.0
Alibaba has launched the Qwen Work Division as a core part of its AI strategy, focusing on enterprise-level productivity tools. The division integrates...
Alibaba is advancing its AI office initiative with the establishment of the Qwen Work Division, a first-level unit under the ATH business group. Upgraded from the former Wukong Division, the division is led by Chen Yusen and oversees key businesses including Qwen Work and DingTalk. Qwen Work, the flagship product, merges technologies from QoderWork, Wukong, and MuleRun—these products will no longer operate independently, with teams integrated into a unified system.
Qwen Work targets enterprise markets, unlike consumer-focused tools. It recently entered public beta as the industry’s first product supporting desktop, cloud, and enterprise collaboration Agents, aiming to boost productivity. The platform already integrates with DingTalk IM and plans to connect to enterprise databases and workflows.
Alibaba released the Qwen3.8 base model on August 3, featuring 2.4 trillion parameters with strong coding and collaboration capabilities. Its API is available on the Qwen AI platform, powering Qwen Work’s Agent. Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B are set to be open-sourced next week.
Qwen-Image-3.0 launched on August 4-5, with Pro and Standard versions available via API (0.18 yuan per image). Overseas users access it through Qwen Cloud, and it ranked first among domestic models on Arena.ai’s text-to-image list.
In June 2026, Alibaba introduced the Qwen-Robot series—its first embodied intelligence models: Qwen-RobotManip (manipulation), Qwen-RobotNav (navigation), and Qwen-RobotWorld (world model).
Alibaba denied March 2026 rumors of Qwen team resignations, confirming stability. Guosen Securities maintained an "Buy" rating in 2023, citing AI application potential in e-commerce, cloud services, and more.
Sources
- PAI.com.cn: Alibaba Establishes Qwen Work Division (https://www.pai.com.cn/p/01kz59ng72b5g9fdznzdj5derf)
- Alibaba News: Qwen-Image-3.0 Launches on Qwen AI Platform (2026-08-05)
- Alibaba News: Qwen-Image-3.0 Ranks First in China on Arena.ai (2026-08-04)
- Alibaba News: Qwen-Robot Embodied Intelligence Series Launch (2026-06-16)
- Alibaba News: Qwen App Enters Public Beta (2025-11-17)
- Guosen Securities: Maintains Alibaba "Buy" Rating (2023-04-12)
- Alibaba News: Denies Qwen Team Resignation Rumors (2026-03-06)