Reddit argues Qwen should keep shipping capable 27B–397B models instead of 2T+ giants
Responsible_Fig_1271 · reddit · 2026-07-27
A Reddit user argues that the community would benefit more from a Qwen 3.8-style lineup in 27B, 35B, 122B, and 397B sizes than from yet another 2T+ model.
Main points
- Very large open-weight models are out of reach for most people
- Smaller and mid-sized capable models can run on far more hardware, especially with CPU expert offloading
- The push toward trillion-parameter open weights from Chinese labs may help large corporations more than the local model community
The post is a community-level argument about model sizing strategy, not a release announcement.
Related event: Community Calls for Multiple Sizes in Next Qwen Release(2 posts)→
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