Alibaba open-sources Qwen3.8-27B: 27B multimodal model beats Qwen3.7-Plus, Apache 2.0
Alibaba_Qwen · x · 2026-08-14
Alibaba's Qwen team announced open weights for Qwen3.8 series: Qwen3.8-27B is a native multimodal dense model that outperforms Qwen3.7-Plus overall with just 27B parameters, excelling in real-world coding and office workflows. It supports 262K native context, extendable to 1M via YaRN, and is Apache 2.0 licensed. The Max-level Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B open weights were also released. Developers can deploy 27B locally or build agents with 2.4T.
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