Alibaba

“Alibaba unveiled its roadmap for next-generation proprietary CPUs (Yitian 720 and Yitian 730) tailored for agentic AI tasks, scheduled for launch in 2027, alongside an upgraded supernode server integrating the Zhenwu V900 that can support a cluster of up to 500,000 cards.”

AlibabaCEO

Chinese technology group, parent of Alibaba Cloud and chip design unit T-Head

Yitian 720/730 CPUs are slated for 2027 launch; the companion Zhenwu V900 accelerator is scheduled for mass production and commercial release in Q1 2027.

“Alibaba will invest at least RMB 380 billion (about US$53 billion) over the next three years to advance its cloud computing and AI infrastructure — exceeding its total AI and cloud spending over the past decade.”

AlibabaCEO

Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing group, parent of Alibaba Cloud

Three-year spending program running through Alibaba's fiscal year ending March 2028; at Apsara 2025 Eddie Wu said the plan was being executed and that additional funds would be committed beyond it.