---
type: model
name: Qwen 3.8
vendor: Alibaba
date: 2026-07-19
status: announced
tags: [qwen, alibaba, open-source, moe, china-ai]
---

# Qwen 3.8

## Spec
- **Parameters:** 2.4T (trillion)
- **Release:** Open-weight (open source)
- **Date:** Announced 2026-07-19
- **Vendor claim:** "One of the most powerful model available today, second only to Fable 5"
- **Early access:** Alibaba Token Plan, Qoder, QoderWork

## Context
- Follows Kimi-K3 (2.8T) announced same week — two massive Chinese open-source MoE releases in rapid succession
- Continues trend: Chinese labs releasing open-weight models at scales US labs keep closed
- "Fable 5" referenced as #1 — not a widely established benchmark reference

## Related
- [[../concepts/llm/kimi-k3.md]] — 2.8T, open-weight, same week