Qwen 4 Max Preview Feels Like a Claude Distill With Heavy Guardrails, Says User

ACE-Silix · reddit · 2026-11-15

Duplicate x-post of the same report: a Reddit user claims Qwen 4 Max Preview is a Claude distillation with overly restrictive guardrails, degrading its usefulness for health-advice use cases compared with Qwen 3.7/3.8 Max, and asks for alternative models with fewer refusals.

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