Alibaba rolling out its Quark AI glasses at 268 USD and 529 USD is a clear signal that China wants its own consumer AI wave. This price point massively undercuts Meta and shows that Alibaba is playing the volume game rather than the luxury game. The bigger question is whether this is the start of a full AI ecosystem or just another hardware experiment. Investors will watch three things closely: 1. Adoption curve If Chinese consumers pick up affordable AI glasses faster than the US market did, Alibaba could own the first large consumer AI hardware base outside the West. 2. Link to cloud and model inference Cheap hardware only matters if it anchors users to Alibaba Cloud and Tongyi Qianwen AI services. If Alibaba can tie hardware to recurring cloud revenue, the stock gains real support. 3. V
Alibaba AI Push On vs. Big Tech: Still Cheap at $150?
Alibaba’s AI glasses go on sale. The Quark AI Glasses come in two variants that cost 1,899 Chinese yuan ($268) and 3,799 yuan, less than Meta’s $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, signaling Alibaba’s competitive entry into the consumer AI market. Is Alibaba the one who can take on big tech in China?
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