Alibaba to open-source Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, first look at architecture powering Qwen4
calabi_and_yau · x · 2026-08-25
Alibaba is about to release Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, an open-weight multimodal MoE model built on the next-generation architecture that will underpin the upcoming Qwen4 family. The move gives developers early access to the architectural improvements behind Qwen4. The poster notes Qwen3.8 27B performs great and expresses excitement for Qwen4 27B.
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