LaunchAI ModelsJuly 21, 2026
Qwen3.8 launching open-weight soon with 2.4T parameters

Alibaba previewed Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 trillion-parameter model, claiming it is second only to Anthropic's Fable 5. The preview is live on Alibaba Cloud and Qwen Chat, with open weights to follow.
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