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Huawei Denies Copying Alibaba's Qwen Model as IP Allegations Mount

Noah Ark Lab claims Pangu Pro MoE was built from scratch on Ascend hardware after disputed fingerprinting tests.

Huawei logo is seen during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
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Qwen app is seen in this illustration taken, January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
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Overview

  • HonestAGI released a GitHub paper asserting an extraordinary correlation between Pangu Pro MoE 72B and Alibaba’s Qwen-2.5 14B, implying model upcycling.
  • Huawei’s Noah Ark Lab issued a statement rejecting copying accusations and highlighting key architectural innovations and compliance with open-source licenses.
  • An anonymous insider alleged that Huawei created a pseudo-135B Pangu Pro V2 by wrapping Alibaba’s Qwen-1.5 model in extra layers, but these claims remain unverified.
  • Analysts and critics have raised doubts about the reliability of the fingerprinting method used and flagged fake references within HonestAGI’s report.
  • The dispute underscores intensified rivalry among Chinese tech giants and reveals tenuous trust in proving AI model originality under U.S. export controls.