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Cover illustration for Qwen3.8-27B Runs a 262K-Context Vision Model Locally
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Qwen3.8-27B Runs a 262K-Context Vision Model Locally

Alibaba's Qwen3.8-27B lands under Apache 2.0 with vision, a 262K context, and a 17GB quantization that runs at 15-30 tokens per second on a laptop.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenAug 17, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Qwen3.8-Max Open Weights Make a 2.4T Model Downloadable
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Qwen3.8-Max Open Weights Make a 2.4T Model Downloadable

Alibaba published Qwen3.8-Max open weights on August 12: 2.4 trillion parameters, 95B active per token, and a 262K context that extends past 1M tokens.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenAug 14, 20266 min read
Cover illustration for Qwen3.8-Max Packs 2.4T Parameters Into a 1M Context
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Qwen3.8-Max Packs 2.4T Parameters Into a 1M Context

Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max is a 2.4-trillion-parameter sparse MoE model with a 1M-token window, priced at $2 per million input tokens and open weights next week.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenAug 4, 20267 min read
Cover illustration for Qwen3.7 Flash Brings 1M-Token Vision at $0.03 per Million
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Qwen3.7 Flash Brings 1M-Token Vision at $0.03 per Million

Alibaba's Qwen3.7 Flash is a native vision-language model with a 1M-token context window, priced at $0.03 per million input tokens with tool calling.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenAug 1, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Qwen3.8-Max Benchmarks: What to Watch in the Preview
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Qwen3.8-Max Benchmarks: What to Watch in the Preview

Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max preview brings 2.4 trillion parameters and multimodal input, but no benchmark table yet. Here's the baseline to measure it against.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJul 20, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Xiaomi's HarnessX: Agents That Rewrite Their Own Scaffolding
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Xiaomi's HarnessX: Agents That Rewrite Their Own Scaffolding

Xiaomi's HarnessX lets AI agents rewrite their own scaffolding mid-task, delivering a +14.5% average gain, with smaller open models benefiting the most.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJul 1, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Qwen-AgentWorld Is an Open Model That Simulates Worlds for AI Agents
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Qwen-AgentWorld Is an Open Model That Simulates Worlds for AI Agents

Alibaba's Qwen team open-sourced AgentWorld on June 24, 2026 — a language world model that simulates digital environments so AI agents can practice and improve.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJun 28, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Alibaba's Qwen3.7-Plus Pairs Vision With Autonomous Agent Skills at $0.40 per Million Tokens
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Alibaba's Qwen3.7-Plus Pairs Vision With Autonomous Agent Skills at $0.40 per Million Tokens

Alibaba's Qwen team launched Qwen3.7-Plus on June 2, 2026 — a multimodal model combining vision and video understanding with deep reasoning, tool use, and autonomous iteration.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJun 4, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Alibaba's Qwen3.6-Plus Delivers 1M-Token Context and Repository-Level Agentic Coding
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Alibaba's Qwen3.6-Plus Delivers 1M-Token Context and Repository-Level Agentic Coding

Qwen3.6-Plus arrives with a default 1 million-token context window and breakthrough agentic coding performance, enabling AI that can navigate and rewrite entire software repositories autonomously.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenApr 4, 20264 min read