Rumor: Qwen 4 will be Alibaba's last open-weight model release
Chemical_Hawk_6307 · reddit · 2026-11-02
A Reddit post relays an X rumor claiming Qwen 4 will be Alibaba's final open-weight release, suggesting future models may go closed-source. Unconfirmed, but if true it would affect many local/self-hosted users.
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