Alibaba has introduced its most advanced AI model, Qwen3.8-Max, rivaling Moonshot AI's recent launch in size and capability within China's competitive tech landscape.
Alibaba unveils Qwen3.8-Max: 2.4T parameters, 2nd on Arena.AI visual, 1M-token capacity, mixture-of-experts. Open-weight model rivals Anthropic/OpenAI's closed-source offerings; MoE architecture cuts latency and operational costs.
Qwen3.8-Max has 2.4 trillion parameters
Aug 03, 2026
11:17 am
What's the storyAlibaba has unveiled its largest and most capable artificial intelligence (AI) model, Qwen3.8-Max. The new model comes with a whopping 2.4 trillion parameters.
It is only slightly smaller than domestic rival Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, which boasts an impressive 2.8 trillion parameters.
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