Alibaba just dropped Qwen 3 Max, a Chinese AI model that's ranking third globally on leaderboards, right behind GPT-4.5 and Claude Opus 4. The crazy part is it's completely free to use, unlike the $20/month you'd pay for ChatGPT or Claude, and comes with mobile apps that work just like ChatGPT. While most people don't know about these Chinese AI models, they're seriously competitive and worth trying if you want high-quality AI without the subscription fees.