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Alibaba Qwen open-sources Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, previewing Qwen4 architecture

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Alibaba's Qwen team released Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, an open-weight 125B-parameter multimodal mixture-of-experts model with 6B active parameters, previewing the Qwen4 architecture. The model, also available in FP8, targets cost efficiency and rivals Opus 4.6 and V4-Flash.

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Timeline · 6 reports

  1. 2026-08-26 15:20 · MarkTechPost
    Alibaba's Qwen Team Releases Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: A 125B Multimodal MoE With 6B Active Parameters Previewing the Qwen4 Architecture
  2. 2026-08-26 14:40 · The Decoder
    Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, targeting "ultimate cost efficiency"
  3. 2026-08-26 14:08 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (2026): The Complete Guide to Qwen’s Qwen4-Preview Architecture Model
  4. 2026-08-26 13:55 · Unite.AI
    Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Previews Qwen4 Architecture With 6B Active Parameters
  5. 2026-08-26 12:51 · 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)
  6. 2026-08-26 06:46 · TechNode
    Alibaba’s Qwen to open-source Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, previewing Qwen4 architecture

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