Alibaba says its 2.4T-parameter Qwen3.8-Max tops Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, and plans to release the open weights of Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B next week (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-03/alibaba-drops-another-china-ai-model-with-breakthrough-performance">Alibaba says its 2.4T-parameter Qwen3.8-Max tops Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, and plans to release the open weights of Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B next week — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. released its latest flagship AI model, with performance claims putting it alongside global leaders like Anthropic's Fable.
Alibaba releases Qwen3.8‑Max model
- Alibaba’s AI model Qwen3.8-Max made widely accessible ahead of open-weights release South China Morning Post —
- Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Max, challenging GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Fable 5 on AI benchmarks Neowin —
- Alibaba jumps 7% after introducing Qwen3.8-Max in China's intensifying AI race Seeking Alpha —