At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026, Alibaba Cloud introduced a suite of agent-native technologies, including the Agent-Native Cloud suite to govern and orchestrate multi-agent workflows. The company expanded open-source efforts with the release of the T-Head SAIL software stack and launched new products such as the team version of its AI development tool Meoo and its first Qwen-powered earbuds, Qwen Clip. Alibaba unveiled the Qwen 3.8-Max-Preview on its Token Plan, Qoder, and QoderWork platforms, boasting 2.4 trillion parameters, with initial tests ranking it second only to Fable 5. The company announced the Qwen 3.8-Max will be open weight soon. Alibaba Cloud introduced two new products—AgentLoop and AgentTeams—expanding its AgentRun platform to support the full lifecycle of enterprise AI agents. AgentLoop enables real-time tracing, evaluation, and optimization of agent performance, while AgentTeams supports coordination and governance across multiple agents. Alibaba Cloud also introduced TokenWorks within its Platform for AI (PAI), available through PAI-EAS. T-Head announced the open-source release of its AI software stack, T-Head SAIL, optimized for T-Head’s Zhenwu AI chips. As of April 2026, cumulative shipments of Zhenwu chips reac