Alibaba says its 2.4T-parameter Qwen3.8-Max tops Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, and plans to release the open weights of Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B next week (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)
Alibaba announced Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4T-parameter model beating Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, with open weights planned next week.
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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260802/p16#a260802p16" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Luz Ding / <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-03/alibaba-drops-another-china-ai-model-with-breakthrough-performance">Alibaba says its 2.4T-parameter Qwen3.8-Max tops Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, and plans to release the open weights of Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B next week</a></b></span> — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. released its latest flagship AI model, with performance claims putting it alongside global leaders like Anthropic's Fable.</p>
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