Alibaba's New Qwen Model Claims Second Place, Right Behind Claude
Qwen3.8-Max packs 2.4 trillion parameters, runs live today on Alibaba's Qoder coding platform, with an open-weight release still to come.
- Preview launched July 19, 2026, days after Moonshot's Kimi K3 debuted with 2.8 trillion parameters.
- Alibaba's own post calls it 'among the most powerful available today,' ranking second only to Claude.
- Alibaba just secured approval as a technology partner for Apple Intelligence across Asia.
Why it matters: The only judge ranking this model second to Claude is the lab that built it.
Bloomberg ("Alibaba's Qwen Unveils Preview of Flagship AI Model"), syndicated on Yahoo Finance ↗ · Jul 19, 20267/19/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check