Any word on Qwen 3.7 9B? (Also looking for 9B-class alternatives to Qwen 3.5)

Given that Alibaba went proprietary/API-only for the Qwen 3.7 Max and Plus launches back in May, do we have any rumors or roadmap for a local 9B open-weights release?

In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out my next step for a small local setup. Is there any model in the ~8B to 9B class that currently beats Qwen 3.5 9B?