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Qwen3.8-Max scores 53 on AA index, lags Kimi K3

The Qwen3.8-Max model has achieved a score of 53 on the AA index, a benchmark for evaluating AI models. While this performance is considered decent, it is noted to be comparable to the glm 5.2 model on coding indices and less effective than the Kimi K3 model. The model's cost is also mentioned as being higher than some alternatives. AI

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Qwen3.8-Max scores 53 on AA index, lags Kimi K3

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    Qwen3.8-max: 53 on AA index

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Not too shabby, was expecting it to be better.</p> <p>Does roughly the same as glm 5.2 on coding indices, worse than kimi k3. More expensive though.</p> <p><a href="https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/qwen3-8-max?intelligence=coding-index">https…