{"id":18765,"date":"2026-04-09T21:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/alibaba-cloud-growth-forecast-to-climb-with-ai-push-higher-charges-analysts\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:31:05","slug":"alibaba-cloud-growth-forecast-to-climb-with-ai-push-higher-charges-analysts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/alibaba-cloud-growth-forecast-to-climb-with-ai-push-higher-charges-analysts\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba cloud growth forecast to climb with AI push, higher charges: analysts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"11.135849056604\">Alibaba Group Holding&rsquo;s <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">cloud and artificial intelligence unit<\/span> is expected to remain a prime engine for the March quarter, with the growth rate forecast to accelerate as the company steps up AI monetisation and reshuffles its AI businesses, according to analysts.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Cloud revenue growth was projected to increase to around 40 per cent during the period, up from 36 per cent in the December quarter, analysts said.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"9.6835443037975\">The growth momentum was expected to be supported by &ldquo;a robust surge in <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">token<\/span> usage&rdquo;, according to a research note by Morgan Stanley analysts on Wednesday.<\/div>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1umbx1w e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"12.683890577508\">As part of a broader trend by major cloud service providers globally to increase fees amid surging AI demand, Alibaba Cloud last month said it would raise prices for services running on its <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">AI chips<\/span> by between 5 and 34 per cent from April 18, while the price of its Cloud Parallel File Storage service would go up by 30 per cent.<\/div>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1xd1hm8 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Price increases, expansion among Chinese enterprises, and support from in-house chips were expected to collectively boost long-term cloud margins, HSBC analysts said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Price increases are expected to help boost long-term cloud margins of Alibaba, according to analysts. 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