Alibaba Prepares to Release Open Model Qwen3.8

The Qwen team, developed by Alibaba, has announced the launch of a new model called Qwen3.8. According to the announcement, the model's weights will soon be published in open access.

The official statement appeared on the Alibaba_Qwen account on the social network X (formerly Twitter). The announcement did not disclose any details about the model's specifications, its architecture, or the timeline for releasing the weights.

The news attracted notable attention from the community: on the aggregator Hacker News, the post scored 237 points and drew 124 comments, a sign of developers' interest in yet another release in the Qwen lineup.

The Qwen family of models is already known as one of the more prominent open-weight projects competing with other large language models. The release of a new version in open access traditionally expands the ability of researchers and developers to run and fine-tune models locally without depending on closed APIs.

Further details about Qwen3.8 are expected as official materials are published.

Source: Hacker News