Alibaba's Qwen Team Teases New Model Launch, Countdown at One Day
max_paperclips · x · 2026-08-13
The Alibaba Qwen team (@QwenDevs) announced on social media that there is about one day left until the release of their next-generation model, expressing a mix of nerves and excitement.
According to the quoted post, following the first open release of a Qwen-Max class model, the highly anticipated Qwen3.8-27B model by the open-source community is stepping up, with the countdown officially underway.
Related event: Alibaba Teases Qwen3.8-27B with Unmatched Intelligence Density(11 posts)→
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