Qwen3.8-Max Released: 2.4T Parameters, Competitive Pricing, and Surprising Writing Skills
数字生命卡兹克 · wechat · 2026-08-03
Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max has been officially released, featuring 2.4T total parameters, 95B activated parameters, and a 1M context window. The model is set to be open-sourced next week, alongside a smaller 27B version for local deployment.
Hands-on testing reveals its overall performance is on par with Kimi K3, but it boasts significant pricing advantages ($2/M input, $6/M output) and faster inference speeds. The author specifically highlights that, unlike competitors whose writing capabilities have regressed due to over-optimization for coding, Qwen3.8-Max retains an impressive sense of language and writing quality, making it a highly competitive all-around model.
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