Alibaba Unveils New AI Chip to Rival Nvidia’s China Offerings

Alibaba Unveils New AI Chip to Rival Nvidia’s China Offerings


Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s chip arm has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) processor, positioning it between Nvidia Corp.’s A800 and H20 as the group prepares a semiconductor spinoff amid China’s AI chip boom.

According to information posted on T-Head’s website on Thursday, the new chip integrates AI training and inference capabilities and is identified as the PPU model previously glimpsed in a CCTV broadcast in September 2025. In terms of hardware parameters, the processor sits between Nvidia’s A800 and H20, the two modified chips the U.S. company released to comply with export controls targeting China.

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