Alibaba previews Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 trillion-parameter multimodal model, but ships no benchmarks, license, or active-parameter count yet

Alibaba has unveiled Qwen 3.8, a multimodal AI model with 2.4 trillion parameters that the Qwen team says rivals leading models and trails only Fable 5. A preview is available now.

Preview reflects the latest phase in China’s AI push, as domestic labs chase parity with US heavyweights.

Alibaba unveils its Qwen3.8-Max AI model with 2.4 trillion parameters. Best AI model by August 2026 at 0.4% YES.