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Models2026-04-21 · source-backed
Alibaba's most powerful model dropped the same day as K2.6. First on SWE-bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.0, SkillsBench, and three others. 260K context window, API compatible with both OpenAI and Anthropic specs.
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Anthropic partners with OpenAI / Shared entities / Same source / Shared topic / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Anthropic partners with OpenAI); both cover Alibaba, Anthropic, Bench, Qwen3; cite the same source (Alibaba's most powerful model).
Sam Altman works at OpenAI / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Sam Altman works at OpenAI); both cover Alibaba, Anthropic, OpenAI, Qwen3; overlapping topics (coding, openai, same).
OpenAI uses Claude Code / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (OpenAI uses Claude Code); both cover Anthropic, Bench, OpenAI, SWE; overlapping topics (anthropic, coding).
OpenAI uses Claude Code / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (OpenAI uses Claude Code); both cover Alibaba, Anthropic, Qwen3, SWE; overlapping topics (coding, swe-bench).
LLM uses OpenAI / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (LLM uses OpenAI); both cover Alibaba, Anthropic, OpenAI, SWE; overlapping topics (benchmark, coding).
Apple criticizes OpenAI / Shared entities / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Apple criticizes OpenAI); both cover Anthropic, Bench, OpenAI, Qwen3; picks up the Anthropic thread on 2026-08-10.
Alibaba released Qwen / Shared entities / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Alibaba released Qwen); both cover Alibaba, Bench, Qwen3, SWE; picks up the Alibaba thread on 2026-08-05.
Sam Altman works at OpenAI / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Sam Altman works at OpenAI); both cover Anthropic, Bench, OpenAI, Terminal; overlapping topics (openai, same).