{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7af2f60680fcc06874dcdc8e","clusterId":"c_c0b7d3f4a24945d41f84d1d8","slug":"alibaba-announces-open-model-release-of-qwen3-8-with-2-4-trillion-parameters","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Alibaba Announces Open Model Release of Qwen3.8 With 2.4 Trillion Parameters","summary":"Alibaba announced it will release its proprietary AI model Qwen3.8 as an open model. The Qwen team stated the model has 2.4 trillion parameters and claimed its performance is \"second only to Claude Fable 5\" among current frontier AI models. A preview version, Qwen3.8-Max-Preview, is now available on the chat AI service Qwen Studio and through Qwen Cloud's token plan. Alibaba had previously released Qwen3.5 and Qwen3.6 as open models, but Qwen3.7 was only available as a closed model. With Qwen3.8, the company returns to an open model strategy. The company did not release specific benchmark results alongside the announcement. The preview version is expected to continue improving in performance after release, and the official version is anticipated to be more powerful. Separately, Chinese AI company Moonshot AI released its open model Kimi K3 on July 17, 2026, which has 2.8 trillion parameters and a 1 million token context window. Kimi K3 reportedly surpassed Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol in some benchmark tests. Demand for Kimi K3 was so high that Moonshot AI temporarily suspended new subscriptions after GPU capacity became insufficient within 48 hours of the announcement.","whyItMatters":"Alibaba's return to an open model strategy with Qwen3.8, alongside Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, signals that Chinese AI companies are competing directly with US frontier models while releasing their technology openly, creating a dynamic where open models from China may match or exceed the performance of closed US models.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Qwen team released a preview version of the model, Qwen3.8-Max-Preview, on the chat AI service Qwen Studio and through Qwen Cloud\u0026#39;s token plan. Examples of SVG animations created with the preview model have been posted online. Cypress Frankenfeld, who created one of the images, said that entering \u0026#34;create an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle\u0026#34; in Qwen Studio generated an SVG image animation. The preview version is expected to continue improving after release, and the official version is anticipated to be more powerful.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlibaba had previously released Qwen3.5 and Qwen3.6 as open models, but Qwen3.7 was only available as a closed model. The earlier open models led to many quantized and fine-tuned versions by volunteers. On July 14, 2026, Bonsai 27B appeared, which reduced Qwen3.6-27B to a memory usage of 3.9GB, making it operable on an iPhone alone. Similar developments are expected for Qwen3.8.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeparately, Chinese AI company Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 as an open model on July 17, 2026. It has 2.8 trillion parameters and a 1 million token context window. Demand was so high that within 48 hours, Moonshot AI\u0026#39;s GPU capacity became insufficient and the company temporarily suspended new subscription contracts to prioritize existing users. All plans on Moonshot AI\u0026#39;s pricing page show \u0026#34;Sold out.\u0026#34; Online, some posts suggest that \u0026#34;Alibaba is a major investor in Moonshot AI, and the Kimi series competes with the Qwen series for Alibaba Cloud\u0026#39;s GPU capacity.\u0026#34; AI researcher Nicolas Bustamante, who works at Microsoft, noted that the GPU shortage is a global problem, with shortages occurring in \u0026#34;land,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;permits,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;power,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;chips,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;construction,\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;cooling.\u0026#34; Foreign media outlet The Information reported, citing sources, that Moonshot AI has begun procedures to seek approval from investors for an IPO on the Hong Kong market.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Alibaba says Qwen3.8, a 2.4 trillion parameter open model, has performance 'second only to Claude Fable 5.' Preview is live now.","twitterPost":"Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 (2.8T params) was so popular it ran out of GPUs in 48 hours. New subs suspended. Alibaba just announced Qwen3.8 open model too.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Alibaba announced Qwen3.8, a 2.4 trillion parameter open model claiming performance second only to Claude Fable 5. Meanwhile, Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 was so popular it exhausted GPU capacity within 48 hours, forcing a temporary suspension of new subscriptions. Both developments highlight Chinese AI companies competing with US frontier models through open releases.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260721-qwen3-8/\",\"title\":\"Alibaba Announces Open Model Release of 'Qwen3.8', a 2.4 Trillion Parameter Large Model with 'Performance Second Only to Claude Fable 5'\"},{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260721-kimi-k3-limit/\",\"title\":\"Chinese AI 'Kimi K3' with Performance Rivaling Claude Fable 5 Becomes So Popular That GPUs Run Out, New Subscriptions Temporarily Suspended; Some Say 'Better Response Than Anthropic'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10263,"outputTokens":1692,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784654025,"createdAt":"2026-07-21T17:03:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-21T17:05:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-21T17:03:45.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c0b7d3f4a24945d41f84d1d8","canonicalTitle":"アリババが「Qwen3.8」のオープンモデル化を予告、「Claude Fable 5に次ぐ性能」で2.4兆パラメーターの大型モデル","representativeArticleId":"a_fe6fcb1da26322c524249dba","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-21T03:36:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-22T12:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-22T12:04:14.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260722-fireworks-kimi-k3-fable/","title":"AIモデルは1つに決めない方が安くて高性能、Kimi K3とFable 5の使い分けで最大50倍のコスト効率という実験結果"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Alibaba's Qwen3.8 has 2.4 trillion parameters and will be released as an open model.","A preview version Qwen3.8-Max-Preview is available on Qwen Studio and Qwen Cloud's token plan.","Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, released July 17, 2026, has 2.8 trillion parameters and a 1 million token context window.","Kimi K3 demand caused Moonshot AI to temporarily suspend new subscriptions after GPU capacity was exhausted within 48 hours.","Alibaba had previously released Qwen3.5 and Qwen3.6 as open models, but Qwen3.7 was closed; Qwen3.8 returns to an open model strategy."]}