Qwen 3.8 Max
What's happening
Qwen 3.8 is rolling out in public previews, with a Max variant and daily checkpoint releases. The previewed Qwen 3.8 Next/Max model is reported at 2.4T parameters by a tester, and users on Reddit and Hacker News are discussing performance, UI, and availability. Community feedback ranges from praise for rapid daily improvements and a strong response to the Qwen3.8-Max-Preview, to reports of the Next build getting stuck in thinking loops and weaker frontend/design than advertised.
Why it's trending
Because Alibaba's Qwen team is pushing daily preview checkpoints and community testing, generating rapid user feedback and discussion.
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Everyone loves 'more parameters' until the model gets stuck in loops, why Qwen 3.8 Max's 2.4T parameter count isn't the whole story.
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- I like how qwen is releasing daily checkpoints of qwen 3.8
During Preview, Qwen3.8 is getting better by the day. Latest version is live now, with broad gains and a big step up on web frontend. Thank you all — the response to Qwen3.8-Max-Preview blew us away. Qwen3.8 is still evolving daily. Come test it, and tell us what breaks. We're looking forward to a more capable, official version — and to open-weight it for everyone. Source:
r/LocalLLaMAJul 20 - Tested the new Qwen 3.8 model (2.4T parameters)
I've tested the new Qwen3.8 Next model (via their web app) and found that it is often getting stuck in thinking loops and the fronend/design capabilities are not as good as advertised. Hope things are going to improve for the final release. Examples here:
r/LocalLLaMAJul 19 - Qwen 3.8 MaxHackerNewsJul 19
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