Alibaba Previews Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 Trillion-Parameter Multimodal Model, Days After Moonshot’s Kimi K3 Open-Weight Launch

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Alibaba's Qwen team previewed Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 trillion-parameter multimodal MoE model, claiming it is second only to Fable 5. The preview is available on Token Plan, Qoder, and QoderWork at 10% of standard pricing, but no benchmarks, model card, license, or per-token price have been released. The launch comes shortly after Moonshot's Kimi K3 open-weight release, intensifying competition among Chinese AI labs.

• •Alibaba previewed Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4T-parameter multimodal MoE model
• •No benchmarks, model card, license, or pricing details are publicly available yet
• •Launch follows Moonshot's Kimi K3 open-weight release, signaling competitive pressure

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