Alibaba launches Qwen3.8-Max AI model and plans revenue share for large users

Alibaba Qwen3.8-Max open‑source AI model revenue sharing 2.4 trillion parameters

Alibaba Group announced the launch of its flagship Qwen3.8-Max model on August 3. The model contains 2.4 trillion parameters, activates roughly 95 billion parameters per token, and supports a context window of up to one million tokens. It uses a sparse Mixture‑of‑Experts architecture with a hybrid attention mechanism and achieved fifth place in Text Arena and second in Vision Arena benchmarks.

The model is offered as an open‑weight, open‑source AI system. Alibaba opened a public beta of its Qwen Office platform alongside the launch and priced API usage at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, with a 10 % discount for preview users. The company also said it will require large commercial users that generate more than $20 million in annual sales to share a portion of the revenue they earn from the model, a scheme similar to Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 license that can demand up to a 30 % share.

The announcement helped lift Alibaba’s share price, which rose 27.4 % in July, and is seen as a move to boost Alibaba Cloud’s AI ecosystem and capture market share from U.S. rivals such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

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Alibaba Cloud · Alibaba Group · Alibaba Group Holding Ltd · Anthropic · Kimi K3 · Moonshot AI · OpenAI · Qwen3.8-Max

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[● 2 SOURCES] In third‑party benchmarks Qwen3.8-Max placed fifth in Text Arena and second in Vision Arena. 36kr.jp · memeburn.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Alibaba opened a public beta of its Qwen Office platform alongside the Qwen3.8-Max launch. www.it-boltwise.de
[○ 1 SOURCE] Alibaba’s share price rose up to about 3.4 % after the Qwen3.8-Max announcement.
[● 4 SOURCES] Qwen3.8-Max contains 2.4 trillion parameters and supports a context window of up to one million tokens. 36kr.jp · memeburn.com · www.it-boltwise.de · cryptobriefing.com
[● 5 SOURCES] Alibaba plans to require large commercial users of Qwen3.8-Max to share revenue generated from the model. jack1065.com · srnnews.com · wtvbam.com · mix929.com · kfgo.com
[● 5 SOURCES] The revenue‑share requirement applies to users generating more than $20 million in annual sales, similar to Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 license. jack1065.com · srnnews.com · wtvbam.com · mix929.com · www.ithome.com
[● 2 SOURCES] Qwen3.8-Max uses a sparse Mixture‑of‑Experts architecture and a hybrid attention mechanism. 36kr.jp · www.it-boltwise.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Alibaba announced the Qwen3.8-Max AI model on August 3. 36kr.jp · www.it-boltwise.de · cryptobriefing.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Qwen3.8-Max API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. cryptobriefing.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Alibaba shares rose 27.4 % in July. www.fool.com