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Alibaba announces massive open-weight model Qwen3.8-Max
The Decoder Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen3.8-Max takes on long-horizon AI tasks with 2.4 trillion parameters
Alibaba announced Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter model designed for complex, autonomous tasks, with plans to release its weights next week.
Why it matters
Open-source access to a model of this scale allows developers to run highly complex, multi-day tasks without relying on closed US-based APIs.
Latest brief · Aug 3, 2026