Qwen 3.8 Max Falls Short of Kimi K3
Scobleizer · x · 2026-07-20
A hands-on comparison suggests that under identical scenes, lighting, and prompt conditions, the output from Qwen 3.8 Max is decent but clearly a tier below Kimi K3. The author criticizes Qwen's results for being messier, having poorer text handling, and lacking organized composition. They also note it falls short of Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol, concluding that Kimi K3 is currently significantly stronger.
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