Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.8-Max, Its Largest AI Model Amid Growing Competition
Alibaba has unveiled Qwen3.8-Max, its largest and most capable AI model with 2.4 trillion parameters, closely following Moonshot AI's 2.8 trillion-parameter Kimi K3. The open-weight model processes text, images, and video, and performs competitively on various benchmarks, sometimes surpassing rivals. Chinese tech firms are rapidly advancing AI capabilities, aiming to compete with global leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic. Alibaba plans to release Qwen3.8-Max's model weights publicly, emphasizing transparency and developer access.
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economictimes broke this story on 3 Aug, 04:07 am. Other outlets followed.