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Alibaba’s T-Head Zhenwu M890 chip (真武 M890) serves more than 650 external customers across over 20 industries through Alibaba Cloud.

· ComputeLabs Research · from the August 21, 2026 edition

Alibaba management said the latest T-Head (平头哥) Zhenwu M890 (真武 M890) chip had been commercialized through Alibaba Cloud. More than 650 external customers across over 20 industries were reported to be using services based on the chip.

The cited customer sectors included internet services, autonomous driving, and financial services. The disclosure referred to external customers accessing the chip through Alibaba Cloud rather than to 650 direct physical-chip purchasers.

The information appeared in an analyst report discussing Alibaba’s quarterly results and management commentary. The source did not disclose chip shipment volumes, manufacturing process, accelerator count per deployment, pricing, performance benchmarks, or revenue attributable specifically to the M890.

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