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Qwen3.8-Max Test | Better than Kimi K3? | Coding, Frontend, Backend and Agentic Work

Venelin Valkov3 August 2026Watch on YouTube

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Ep. 6 · Qwen Modellen Getest

Hands-on benchmarks van Alibaba's Qwen-modellenserie op coding, frontend, OCR en multimodale taken.

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Qwen3.8 Max is live and Alibaba are going to open the weights too! it's a 2.4T model (MoE with 95B active parameters) and there is also 27B open weight version coming soon. Let's test the model! Announcement: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8 AI Academy: https://MLExpert.io Work with me: https://mlexpert.io/consulting DaBench (open weight LLM benchmarks): https://dabench.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venelin-valkov Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/venelin_valkov Discord: https://discord.gg/UaNPxVD6tv Subscribe: http://bit.ly/venelin-subscribe GitHub repository: https://github.com/curiousily/AI-Bootcamp 👍 Don't Forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for More Tutorials! Join this channel to get access to the perks and support my work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoW_WzQNJVAjxo4osNAxd_g/join

What you'll learn

  • Qwen3.8-Max is a 2.4T MoE model with 95B active parameters released by Alibaba for coding, frontend, backend, and agentic work
  • The model is tested and compared to Kimi K3 in performance across practical AI applications
  • Alibaba announces the open-weight version of Qwen will be released, including an upcoming 27B variant

Frequently asked questions

What is the architecture of Qwen3.8-Max?
Qwen3.8-Max is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 2.4T total parameters and 95B actively used parameters. Alibaba indicates an open-weight version will be available, along with a 27B open-weight variant.
What tasks is Qwen3.8-Max tested on?
The model is tested on coding, frontend development, backend development, and agentic work. Results are compared with Kimi K3 to assess relative performance.
Will Qwen3.8-Max be made available as open-source?
Yes, Alibaba announced that the open-weight version of Qwen will be released. A 27B open-weight variant is also coming soon.

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