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Alibaba launches Qwen4-Max preview with limited access and retirement date

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Alibaba's Qwen team has launched a preview of its Qwen4-Max model, accessible only through their Token Plan subscription. The preview period is limited, running from November 10th to November 25th, 2026, after which the model will be retired. This model supports text generation, visual understanding, and can process large amounts of image and video data, with a default setting for advanced reasoning capabilities. AI

IMPACT This limited-time preview offers a glimpse into Alibaba's latest multimodal model capabilities, potentially influencing future developments in large context window models.

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 launches Qwen4-Max preview with limited access and retirement date

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Yong Yu ·

    Qwen4-Max Preview: Token Plan Only, Default Is xhigh, and It Retires on Nov 25

    <blockquote> <p><strong>Attributed compile + Credit-ratio arithmetic on my box</strong><br /><br /> <strong>Primary announcement:</strong> <a href="https://x.com/Alibaba_Qwen/status/2120335993643684315" rel="noopener noreferrer">Qwen (@Alibaba_Qwen)</a>, posted <strong>2026-11-11…

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