Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Flash, an open-weight, 125B-parameter model built on its next-gen Qwen 4 architecture, saying it rivals Opus 4.6 and V4-Flash (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)

Alibaba has released Qwen3.8-Flash, an open-weight, 125B-parameter model built on its next-gen Qwen 4 architecture. This new model is part of Alibaba's popular Qwen series, a lower-priced platform designed to drive global adoption of its marquee AI offering. Alibaba claims Qwen3.8-Flash rivals models like Opus 4.6 and V4-Flash, positioning it as a competitive option in the AI landscape.