Alibaba Previews Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 Trillion-Parameter Multimodal Model, Days After Moonshot’s Kimi K3 Open-Weight Launch
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Alibaba previewed Qwen3.8-Max-Preview, described as a 2.4 trillion-parameter multimodal model, during Shanghai's World AI Conference on July 19, 2026, two days after Moonshot AI released its 2.8 trillion-parameter Kimi K3 model. The preview is available now at 10% standard pricing through Alibaba's Token Plan subscription, but the full model card, benchmark table, and open-weight release date remain unpublished. Without disclosure of active parameters per token—the actual number of parameters used per inference—the real serving cost and practical value of the model cannot be assessed, leaving developers dependent on unverified performance claims.