Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Max, its largest 2.4T-parameter model

Qwen3.8-Max is a sparse MoE with 2.4T total parameters, 256K context, and native multimodal input, priced at $2/$6 per million tokens. It scores 56-58 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, trailing Kimi K3, and open weights are promised.
How this story unfolded
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- Aug 3
Qwen 3.8 Max now available on Vercel AI Gatewayvercel.com
Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max AI Model Claims Benchmark Scores Rivaling Anthropicbloomberg.com
Alibaba launches Qwen3.8 with 2.4 trillion parameterstechnode.com
Alibaba Qwen Releases Qwen3.8-Max: A 2.4 Trillion Parameter MoE Model and the Most Capable One in the Qwen Family to Datemarktechpost.com
China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacytheverge.com
Alibaba shares rally after unveiling its 'most powerful' AI model as U.S.-China competition heats upcnbc.com
Alibaba’s AI coded for 16 days straight and every commit is on GitHubthenewstack.io
- Aug 4
Qwen3.8-Max arrives with a bold claim: it outperforms GPT-5.6 Sol Max and Fable 5 on agentic computer useventurebeat.com
[AINews] Qwen 3.8 Max(2.4T) and 27B, new open weights models for Coding and Coworklatent.space
Alibaba launches next-gen Qwen3.8 with 2.4 trillion parameterstechnode.com
What developers really think about Qwen3.8-Max: “An API business model wearing an open source jacket”thenewstack.io
Alibaba Just Gave Away Its Best AI Model For Free, Almost Matching Claude and ChatGPTdecrypt.co
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