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Alibaba says its new open-source multimodal model, Qwen3.8-27B, passed 1M+ downloads within a few days of release, making it one of its fastest-growing models (Juro Osawa/The Information)

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Alibaba is framing Qwen3.8-27B as a local-run model that found traction almost immediately.

The company said the open-source multimodal model crossed 1 million downloads within days of release. Techmeme’s summary says it is one of Alibaba’s fastest-growing models. The model is described as small enough for customers to run on personal computers. Techmeme's note

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