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Qwen team's optimization efforts may speed up Qwen4 release

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The Qwen team is reportedly working on optimizations for their Qwen3.8 Flash Next model, with the hope that these efforts will accelerate the development and release of the upcoming Qwen4 model. This speculation arises from discussions on the Qwen3.8 Flash Next release page, suggesting that current optimization work could pave the way for a quicker uplift to the next iteration. AI

IMPACT Optimization efforts for Qwen3.8 Flash Next may streamline the development and release of the future Qwen4 model.

RANK_REASON The item discusses potential future developments based on current optimization work for an AI model, rather than announcing a new release or significant event.

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Qwen team's optimization efforts may speed up Qwen4 release

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/demomanca ·

    Is all the work that's being put into Qwen3.8 Flash Next going to set us up for a very quick uplift to Qwen4?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Given the commentary on the Q3.8FN release page here <a href="https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8-flash-next">https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8-flash-next</a> I assume/hope that all the work that's going on to optimise the hell out of running it will b…

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