Alibaba expands into AI coding tools with low-cost multi-model access

Alibaba is stepping up its push into software coding tools, offering low-cost access to several of China's top AI models. The e-commerce giant, which has become a leading Chinese AI player, is positioning its coding platform as a more affordable alternative. The move intensifies competition in the AI coding space, where Cursor, Lovable, and others are rapidly gaining market share. Alibaba's cloud division has been aggressively pricing AI inference services to win developers.

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