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通义千问

Alibaba's Qwen3.8 large language model family — fully open-source, with strong reasoning, multilingual and multimodal abilities.

Last updated by editors: 2026-09-03

Our review

The latest flagship snapshot is Qwen3.8-Max-0902 (live on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio / Qwen AI as of Sep 2, 2026). It builds on the Aug 3 Max release and the Aug 13 open-weight drop (Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B) with targeted gains in coding, professional cowork and visual understanding. 2.4T total params with 95B active per token, and long context up to 1M. Qwen is Alibaba's open-source LLM family — strong at Chinese, solid reasoning, multimodal and self-hostable — appealing to teams that want capability plus control and privacy.

English and creative writing trail the top closed models and some features are still maturing; but as one of the most well-rounded options in the open-source camp, Qwen offers standout value for Chinese use cases and self-hosting.

Pros

Strong Chinese

Open-source & self-hostable

Strong reasoning

Multimodal support

Cons

Weaker English

Average creative writing

Some features need polish

Key features

Hybrid reasoningCode generationImage understandingLong text

Best for

Chinese chatDocument processingImage understandingEnterprise use

FAQ

What is 通义千问?

Alibaba's Qwen3.8 large language model family — fully open-source, with strong reasoning, multilingual and multimodal abilities.

What are the pros and cons of 通义千问?

Pros: Strong Chinese, Open-source & self-hostable, Strong reasoning, Multimodal support. Cons: Weaker English, Average creative writing, Some features need polish.

How much does 通义千问 cost?

Free: Free; API: Pay as you go.

Who is 通义千问 for?

Best for Chinese chat, Document processing, Image understanding, Enterprise use.

What are the alternatives to 通义千问?

Consider ChatGPT, DeepSeek, 豆包.

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