AliGenie / Tmall Genie
by Alibaba
Alibaba's Mandarin voice assistant powering the Tmall Genie smart-speaker line.
TL;DR
Alibaba's Mandarin voice assistant powering the Tmall Genie smart-speaker line.
Best for chinese consumers buying Tmall Genie speakers for music, shopping, and smart-home control. Pricing: From ¥99 device + free service.
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Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
From ¥99 device + free service
Platforms
Hardware, Android, iOS
What it is
AliGenie powers the Tmall Genie smart-speaker line that has shipped tens of millions of units in China. The 2024 Tongyi Qianwen LLM augmentation made dialogue more open-ended.
Best for: Chinese consumers buying Tmall Genie speakers for music, shopping, and smart-home control.
Watch out for: Mandarin-only; tied to Alibaba ecosystem; outside China the device line is unavailable.
Watch out for: Mandarin-only; tied to Alibaba ecosystem; outside China the device line is unavailable.
Install / use
aligenie.com — Tmall Genie app or Genie speakerFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
AliGenie / Tmall Genie vs Whipscribe
| Feature | AliGenie / Tmall Genie | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | From ¥99 device + free service | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | Hardware, Android, iOS | Web, API, MCP |
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