Release tracker / Alibaba
Alibaba model releases
Every Alibaba model launch we have recorded, newest first: Flash, Qwen open, Max, Plus. Each one links to its source, and to how it ranks on our benchmarks where we have tested it.
- Latest
- Qwen3.8-Flash, 26 Aug 2026
- Launches
- 26
- Since
- 4 Feb 2024
- Since last launch
- 47 days
Alibaba's latest model
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Qwen3.8-Flash
Qwen3.8-Flash came out 47 days ago. Spotted a launch we're missing? Tell us.
How often Alibaba ships
Lines with at least three launches in the last two years. Amber: longer since the last launch than the line's average gap. Grey: no launch for 90 days or more, marked quiet.
| Line | Size | Launches | Average gap | Latest | Last launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Large | 6 | 110 days | Qwen3.8-Max3 Aug 2026 | 70 days ago |
| Qwen open | Medium | 6 | 125 days | Qwen3.814 Aug 2026 | 59 days ago |
| Flash | Small | 5 | 166 days | Qwen3.8-Flash26 Aug 2026 | 47 days ago |
| Plus | Medium | 5 | 123 days | Qwen3.7-Plus2 Jun 2026 | 4 months ago, quiet |
Every Alibaba release
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Qwen3.8-Flash
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$0.50 in · $3.00 out per MEpoch AI source
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#12 of 22 overall$2.00 in · $6.00 out per MReference source
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Qwen3.7-Flash
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$0.32 in · $1.28 out per MReference source
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$1.48 in · $4.42 out per MReference source
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Qwen3.6-Flash
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$1.03 in · $6.16 out per MEpoch AI source
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Qwen3.6
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$0.33 in · $1.95 out per MReference source
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Qwen3.5-Flash
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$0.26 in · $1.56 out per MReference source
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$0.55 in · $3.50 out per MReference source
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$0.78 in · $3.90 out per MReference source
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$0.35 in · $1.50 out per MEpoch AI source
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$0.46 in · $1.82 out per MReference source
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QwQ-Plus
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QVQ-Max
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$0.26 in · $0.78 out per MEpoch AI source
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Qwen-Turbo
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$0.66 in · $1.00 out per MEpoch AI source
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$0.36 in · $0.40 out per MReference source
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Qwen2
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Qwen1.5
Questions
- What is Alibaba's latest model?
- Qwen3.8-Flash, released 26 Aug 2026 (47 days ago). It is the newest of the 26 Alibaba launches we have recorded since 4 Feb 2024.
- When will Alibaba release its next model?
- Alibaba has not announced its next model. It usually releases a new Max model about every 110 days; the last was Qwen3.8-Max, 70 days ago. It usually releases a new Qwen open model about every 125 days; the last was Qwen3.8, 59 days ago. It usually releases a new Flash model about every 166 days; the last was Qwen3.8-Flash, 47 days ago. Its Plus line has had no launch since 2 Jun 2026 (Qwen3.7-Plus).
- How often does Alibaba release new models?
- Over the last two years: a new Max model about every 110 days (6 launches); a new Qwen open model about every 125 days (6 launches); a new Flash model about every 166 days (5 launches); a new Plus model about every 123 days (5 launches).
Other providers: OpenAI, Mistral AI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, xAI, Meta, Z.ai, Moonshot AI, Microsoft, MiniMax, Xiaomi, Amazon, NVIDIA, StepFun. Or see every launch on one timeline.
A launch is the first day a model was publicly available, previews included; a family's sizes released together count once, and later dated updates of a model are left out. Main lines are checked by hand against the provider's own changelog or announcement where we could read it ("Provider"), otherwise a reference page ("Reference"); the rest come from Epoch AI's model data (CC BY 4.0).