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Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max offers 1M token context at low price

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Alibaba has released Qwen3.8 Max, an open-weights model capable of handling a 1 million token context window. The model is priced unusually low at $2/$6, making it an attractive option for users seeking large context capabilities without high costs. This release positions Qwen3.8 Max as a competitive choice in the open-source LLM market. AI

IMPACT Provides large context window capabilities at a low price point, potentially increasing adoption of open-weight models for complex tasks.

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's Qwen3.8 Max offers 1M token context at low price

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

    🧠 Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max (0902) brings 1M token context at $2/$6 – an unusually low price for open weights. All models tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.ht

    🧠 Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max (0902) brings 1M token context at $2/$6 – an unusually low price for open weights. All models tracked hourly: https:// olud.ai/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS olud.ai/latest.html

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