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- Original source
- The Rundown AI
- Published
- 2026-07-19
- Primary topic
- Foundation Models
Why it matters
Model launches, benchmark jumps, API upgrades, context window changes, and frontier LLM competition. This item originated as a short-form social post, so the context blocks below help expand it into tools, models, and evaluation guides.
What happened
Alibaba's Qwen, on its soon to be open-weight 3.8 model: "We believe it’s one of the most powerful model available today, compatible to leading frontier AI models , second only to Fable 5." Qwen Cloud (@qwen_cloud) Qwen3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon!🌐 With a massive 2.4T parameters, this model is continuously evolving. We believe it’s one of the most powerful model available today, compatible to leading frontier AI models , second only to Fable 5. You don't have to wait to test it. Just now, the Qwen3.8-Max-Preview made its debut on Alibaba’s Token Plan, Qoder, and QoderWork. Be among the very first to try it out. Can't wait to hear what you build. Stay tuned! Token Plan ： international： qwencloud.com/pricing/token-… China： platform.qianwenai.com/prici… — https://nitter.net/qwen_cloud/status/2078758151390953489#m
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Alibaba's Qwen, on its soon to be open-weight 3.8 model: "We believe it’s one of the most powerful model available today, compatible to leading frontier AI models , second only to Fable 5." Qwen Cloud (@qwen_cloud) Qwen3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon!🌐 With a massive 2.4T parameters, this model is continuously evolving. We believe it’s one of the most powerful model available today, compatible to leading frontier AI models , second only to Fable 5. You don't have to wait to test it. Just now, the Qwen3.8-Max-Preview made its debut on Alibaba’s Token Plan, Qoder, and QoderWork. Be among the very first to try it out. Can't wait to hear what you build. Stay tuned! Token Plan ： international： qwencloud.com/pricing/token-… China： platform.qianwenai.com/prici… — https://nitter.net/qwen_cloud/status/2078758151390953489#m
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