Qwen 3.8 27b is out. Big news for local AI
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The release of Qwen 3.8 27b marks a significant development for local AI, as users are already finding it capable of replacing their AI subscriptions.…
Qwen 3.8 27b was just released and it's the first People have been tinkering with it, and whilst not at the frontier, for many it seems to replace their AI subs. Seems that over time more people will prefer running their AI locally.
The implications are big. By the end of the year we will probably see a lot if the workflows running on local machines rather than on the cloud.