# Alibaba plans to add Qwen AI to Taobao to offer agentic shopping: report.

*genai · news · 2026-05-11 · Seeking Alpha*

## Key points

- Alibaba will integrate its Qwen AI platform into the Taobao online marketplace.
- Qwen AI aims to enable agentic shopping, focusing on conversations instead of keyword searches.
- This integration seeks to fundamentally change how users interact while shopping on Taobao.
- Reuters learned of the plan from a direct source familiar with the decision.

**Companies:** Alibaba Group Holding Limited
**Countries:** China

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