Rumor: Qwen 4 launch slips from "next week" to "soon" per Alibaba CTO remarks
Terminator857 · reddit · 2026-10-30
A Reddit post tracks the Qwen 4 timeline: Alibaba's CTO said "next week" last week, but at a conference in Amsterdam the wording shifted to "soon". Links to a tweet by jtdavies. Unconfirmed rumor; exact launch timing remains unclear.
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