SMRTR AIMar 3, 2026TechEBlog

Alibaba’s New Qwen 3.5 Small AI Model Can Run Directly On an iPhone 17

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Alibaba launched four new Qwen 3.5 small AI models ranging from 0.8 to 9 billion parameters that can run directly on smartphones like the iPhone 17, delivering performance previously requiring full server configurations. The smallest versions work offline on phones with lightning-fast responses, while the 9B model reportedly matches capabilities of much larger 120 billion parameter systems like ChatGPT.

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