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Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Flash, open-weight 125B model on Qwen 4 architecture

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Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Flash, an open-weight 125B-parameter model built on its next-generation Qwen 4 architecture. The company claims the model rivals Opus 4.6 and V4-Flash, and positions it as a lower-priced platform to drive global adoption of its AI offerings.

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  1. Hacker Newsgaro-pro
    Qwen 3.8-Flash-Next releasing tomorrow (125B a6B)HN
  2. Techmeme
    Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Flash, an open-weight, 125B-parameter model built on its next-gen Qwen 4 architecture, saying it rivals Opus 4.6 and V4-Flash (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)

    Luz Ding / Bloomberg : Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Flash, an open-weight, 125B-parameter model built on its next-gen Qwen 4 architecture, saying it rivals Opus 4.6 and V4-Flash — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. released the latest model under its popular Qwen series, a lower-priced platform aimed at driving adoption of its marquee AI offering globally.

  3. Hacker Newstosh
    Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: A New Architecture, Towards Ultimate Cost-EfficiencyHN