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Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max tops Kimi K3, will open-source model
Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4T-parameter model it says outperforms Kimi K3 on some benchmarks, with open weights for Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B planned for next week.
Luz Ding / Bloomberg: 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.
§ sources2 publications · timeline below
- bloomberg.comAlibaba 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)primary
- theinformation.comAlibaba prices Qwen3.8-Max at $2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens via its API, below Kimi K3's $3/1M input tokens and $15/1M output tokens (Henry Siu/The Information)
§ how this story moved
- primary — Bloomberg publishes the launch post.
- Theinformation picks up coverage.