Alibaba claims Qwen 3.8 beats top closed models — but Kimi is fighting back
alibaba released qwen 3.8, a 2.4 trillion parameter model claiming to rival frontier models. this intensifies the open-weight battle against moonshot ai's kimi k3.
alibaba launched qwen 3.8, a 2.4 trillion parameter open-weight model that the team claims rivals frontier models and trails only fable 5. it promises strong performance in coding and office workflows, processing images and video while costing 10 percent less than standard rates. this release directly challenges moonshot ai's kimi k3, aiming to disrupt its momentum ahead of a planned ipo. open weights will be released soon.