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Details
- Qwen introduced QVQ-Max in March 2025 as its first production-scale visual reasoning AI model, following the earlier QVQ-72B-Preview from December 2024.
- QVQ-Max integrates image and video recognition with advanced logical reasoning, enabling applications in mathematics, programming, design, and practical problem-solving using its specialized 'Thinking' capability.
- The model excels at precise visual observation, such as object recognition and diagram analysis, supports multi-step reasoning for complex tasks like geometry proofs and video prediction, and can generate designs or simulate scenarios through role-playing features.
- QVQ-Max was evaluated against the MathVision benchmark, a comprehensive multimodal mathematics dataset, where it demonstrated increased accuracy with longer, more detailed reasoning chains.
- The roadmap includes enhancements in visual grounding, expanding cross-application agent utility, and enabling richer multimodal interaction beyond text-based inputs.
Impact
QVQ-Max’s launch marks a significant step for Alibaba in the race to develop advanced multimodal AI solutions, particularly for sectors reliant on technical visual analysis like education and engineering. While it narrows the performance gap highlighted by the MATH-Vision benchmark, human reasoning remains unmatched. The release further heats competition with major Western rivals such as Google and OpenAI as they expand their own visual reasoning capabilities.
