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Alibaba releases open-weight Qwen3.8 models with 1M token context · 2 sources tracked

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Alibaba has released two new open-weight models, Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B and Qwen3.8 27B, offering extensive context windows and competitive pricing. The Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B model supports up to 1 million tokens and is priced at $2/$6 per 1 million tokens, while the Qwen3.8 27B model provides a 262.1k token context window with pricing of $0.45 in/$3.2 out per 1 million tokens. These releases challenge existing commercial leaders in the LLM space with their performance and cost-effectiveness. AI

IMPACT These releases intensify competition in the open-source LLM market, potentially driving down costs and increasing accessibility for advanced AI capabilities.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with open weights and pricing details. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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Alibaba releases open-weight Qwen3.8 models with 1M token context · 2 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📦 Fresh open weights on the leaderboard: Qwen3.8 27B (Alibaba) Context: 1M tokens · $0.45 in / $3.2 out per 1M · open weights All the latest models, tracked hou

    📦 Fresh open weights on the leaderboard: Qwen3.8 27B (Alibaba) Context: 1M tokens · $0.45 in / $3.2 out per 1M · open weights All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Alibaba’s new Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B handles 1M tokens, with open weights and $2/$6 per 1M—pricing that challenges even commercial leaders. https:// olud.ai/latest.h

    Alibaba’s new Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B handles 1M tokens, with open weights and $2/$6 per 1M—pricing that challenges even commercial leaders. https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ⚡ Qwen3.8 27B (Alibaba) now open: 262.1k token context – among the longest in open-weight models. $0.45 in/$3.2 out per 1M. See hourly data: https:// olud.ai/la

    ⚡ Qwen3.8 27B (Alibaba) now open: 262.1k token context – among the longest in open-weight models. $0.45 in/$3.2 out per 1M. See hourly data: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html

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