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Alibaba to release Qwen3.8-Max, its most capable model yet

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Alibaba's Qwen team has announced the upcoming release of their most capable model to date, Qwen3.8-Max. This model, boasting 2.4 trillion parameters, is designed for autonomous coding and collaborative work. Additionally, the open-weights versions of Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B are scheduled for release next week, continuing the company's trend of providing open-weight models. AI

IMPACT This release of Qwen3.8-Max, with its large parameter count and autonomous coding capabilities, signals continued advancement in large language models from non-Western labs.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Alibaba to release Qwen3.8-Max, its most capable model yet

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    Ask anything, anonymously. Qwen3.8-Max has landed on Venice. Give it a try!

    Ask anything, anonymously. Qwen3.8-Max has landed on Venice. Give it a try!

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