Alibaba Updates Qwen3.8-Max, Tops CodeArena Front-End Coding Leaderboard
On September 2, 2026, Alibaba updated its flagship Qwen3.8-Max model, with performance gains after specialized post-training for coding and office tasks. The new version scored 1691 on the CodeArena WebDev leaderboard, a 22-point increase, ranking first ahead of models like Claude Opus5 and Kimi K3. The model, with 2.4 trillion parameters and 1 million token context, is now available via API on the Qwen AI platform and integrated into Qwen Office, Qoder, and Qwen App.
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9月2日，阿里更新旗舰模型Qwen3.8-Max，性能较旧版本显著提升。在针对编程（Coding）和专业办公（Cowork）进行专项后训练后，Qwen3.8-Max新版本整体性能增强。在聚焦前端编程能力（WebDev）的全球权威三方榜单CodeArena中，提升22分至1691分，领先Claude Opus5、Kimi K3等一众模型，位居总榜第一。同时，CodeArena更新的模型性价比榜单（帕累托前沿）显示，Qwen3.8-Max新版本每百万Tokens综合平均仅5美元，直接“斩杀”所有价格大于5美元的其他模型。据了解，Qwen3.8-Max是阿里千问迄今最强大的大语言模型，总参数达2.4万亿，支持100万上下文Tokens；更新后的Qwen3.8-Max涌现出更强的智能体编程能力，更适合企业真实复杂任务、科研、长周期任务等。目前，Qwen3.8-Max新模型已上线千问AI平台对外提供API服务，千问办公、Qoder、千问APP均第一时间接入。
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阿里更新旗舰模型Qwen3.8-Max，前端编程能力跃居全球第一 量子位的朋友们 2026-09-02 14:10:26 来源： 量子位 9月2日，阿里更新旗舰模型Qwen3.8-Max，性能较旧版本显著提升。在针对编程（Coding）和专业办公（Cowork）进行专项后训练后，Qwen3.8-Max新版本整体性能增强。在聚焦前端编程能力（WebDev）的全球权威三方榜单CodeArena中，提升22分至1691分，领先Claude Opus5、Kimi K3等一众模型，位居总榜第一。同时，CodeArena更新的模型性价比榜单（帕累托前沿）显示，Qwen3.8-Max新版本每百万Tokens综合平均仅5美元，直接“斩杀”所有价格大于5美元的其他模型。据了解，Qwen3.8-Max是阿里千问迄今最强大的大语言模型，总参数达2.4万亿，支持100万上下文Tokens；更新后的Qwen3.8-Max涌现出更强的智能体编程能力，更适合企业真实复杂任务、科研、长周期任务等。目前，Qwen3.8-Max新模型已上线千问AI平台对外提供API服务，千问办公、Qoder、千问APP均第一时间接入。 本文由阿里提供，量子位获授权转载，观点归原作者所有。 版权所有，未经授权不得以任何形式转载及使用，违者必究。
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