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Qwen3.8-Max Open-Sources at 86.6, Nears Opus 5 [2026]

Alibaba has released the Qwen3.8-Max model under an open-source license, recording a benchmark score of 86.6. This performance puts the model in close competition with the current industry-leading Opus 5 [2026].

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