Alibaba rolls out Qwen3.8-Max AI model globally
The Qwen family had nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads and more than 50% of global open-source AI downloads by early 2026, according to a report.
Alibaba has made its Qwen3.8-Max AI model widely available to global users. The model has 2.4 trillion parameters and can process up to 1 million tokens. It is accessible via Alibaba Cloud's Model Studio APIs and QwenWork, the company's workplace AI agent platform.
The Qwen3.8-Max model can handle various types of data, including lengthy documents, TV series, and live streams, to build searchable knowledge bases. According to Alibaba, it can also recreate software applications from screenshots, generate interactive games and educational animations, and convert 2D floor plans into 3D visualisations.
The Qwen family of AI models had nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads and accounted for more than 50% of global open-source AI downloads by early 2026, according to Tech in Asia.
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