For the first time, Alibaba's Qwen team is letting its 'Max' model out of the API pen; meanwhile, DeepSeek V4-Flash gives new meaning to cheap and cheerful competition

The new open-weight model targets enterprise software engineering and multimodal workloads as enterprises weigh deployment efficiency alongside AI model performance.

Alibaba launches Qwen3.8-Max AI model, claiming top performance. Best AI model by August 2026 at 0.1% YES, Anthropic at 95% YES.

DeepSeek is reportedly looking to regain momentum after being surpassed by Chinese rivals

Alibaba Unveils Its ‘Most Powerful’ AI Model Yet