Qwen Devs AMA: 3.8 Model Hits 2.4T Params, 27B Version Coming Soon
pmttyji · reddit · 2026-08-05
The Qwen developer team recently hosted an AMA on X, addressing hot community questions regarding model architecture and future plans:
- Specs: Qwen 3.8 has 2.4T total parameters (95B active). The upcoming 27B model features entirely new capabilities, not just a fine-tune.
- Video Understanding: The 100+ hour video capability uses a hierarchical video memory system, encoding segments into a structured textual graph of scenes, entities, and events.
- Training: Post-training consumed an "unreasonable amount of compute." The architecture is similar to 3.5 but at a much larger scale.
- Ecosystem: Updates for coding tools Qoder and QwenWork are coming, and the team uses Qwen internally for development.
Related event: Rumored Alibaba Qwen3.8-Max to Feature 2.4T Parameters with 95B Active(5 posts)→
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