Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8 Max Evaluations Approach Top Closed-Source Models
Recent evaluations reveal that open-source models like Kimi K3 and the upcoming Qwen3.8 Max are approaching the performance of top closed-source models, with Qwen offering the lowest cost for over 80% of tasks.
2026-08-05 ~ 2026-08-07 · 2 related posts
- Episode 1: Alibaba Announces 2.4T Open-Weight Model Qwen3.8(2026-07-19, 22 posts)
- Episode 2: Leaked Alibaba Qwen 3.8 Max Shows Strong Benchmark and Coding Performance(2026-07-19, 6 posts)
- Episode 3: Qwen3.8-Max-Preview Rolls Out Across Web, PC and iOS Preview(2026-07-19, 2 posts)
- Episode 4: Qwen3.8-Max Preview Tested: Strong Coding but Slow Thinking(2026-07-19, 13 posts)
- Episode 5: Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max-Preview iterates daily with improved frontend capabilities(2026-07-20, 5 posts)
- Episode 6: Alibaba Announces Open-Weight Qwen3.8 and Multiple New Updates(2026-07-23, 2 posts)
- Episode 7: Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Max, open-sources weights next week(2026-08-03, 44 posts)
- Episode 8: Qwen3.8-Max Ranks Top Tier Across Benchmarks, Open-Source Narrows Gap(2026-08-03, 7 posts)
- Episode 9: Rumor: Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max Outperforms Fable 5 and Set to Open Source(2026-08-03, 2 posts)
- Episode 10: Qwen3.8-Max Initial Tests Show Performance on Par with DeepSeek(2026-08-03, 2 posts)
- Episode 11: Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max: Open-Source Model Nears Closed-Source Frontier(2026-08-03, 13 posts)
- Episode 12: Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8 Max Evaluations Approach Top Closed-Source Models(2026-08-05, 2 posts)
- Episode 13: Rumored Alibaba Qwen3.8-Max to Feature 2.4T Parameters with 95B Active(2026-08-05, 5 posts)
- Episode 14: Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max tops agentic benchmark, open-sources next week(2026-08-06, 11 posts)
- Episode 15: Testing Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max: Stellar Long-Context Agent Capabilities(2026-08-06, 3 posts)
- Episode 16: Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 Models Rumored for Next Week Release(2026-08-07, 2 posts)
- Episode 17: Rumors Claim Alibaba Released Qwen3.8-Max(2026-08-09, 2 posts)
- Kimi K3 and Qwen 3.8 Rank Just Below Top Closed-Source Models — bindureddy · 2026-08-05
- Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8 Max Tie in Intelligence, Alibaba to Open Weights Next Week — rohanpaul_ai · 2026-08-07