Qwen3
ENT-00000224 · AI Model

Qwen3

Qwen3 is Alibaba’s current multimodal foundation-model generation, extended in 2026 through Qwen3.8 variants for coding, long-context reasoning, vision and agentic work.

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Overview

Qwen3 is Alibaba’s third-generation Qwen foundation-model family. The 2026 line advanced through multiple 3.x releases and by September included Qwen3.8-Max, Qwen3.8-Flash and the Qwen3.8-Max-0902 snapshot, with million-token context, thinking modes, native visual understanding, function calling, built-in tools and long-horizon coding/agent capabilities.

Timeline

  1. 2026-05-20Qwen3.7 generation released

    Alibaba Cloud documented Qwen3.7 as a next-generation flagship update in the Qwen3 series.

  2. 2026-08-26Qwen3.8-Flash released

    Alibaba Cloud listed Qwen3.8-Flash as a fast multimodal reasoning/generation model.

  3. 2026-09-02Qwen3.8-Max-0902 released

    Alibaba Cloud released an upgraded Qwen3.8-Max snapshot with stronger coding, multi-agent orchestration and vision understanding.

Capabilities

Text generation and reasoningNative image/video understanding in current Qwen3.8 variantsLong-context processing up to 1M-class contextsCoding and long-horizon autonomous developmentFunction calling and structured outputBuilt-in tools and web search on supported deploymentsMulti-agent orchestration

Known limitations

Capabilities vary widely across Qwen3.x model sizes and snapshots.Regional Model Studio availability, pricing and quotas differ.Open-weight and hosted variants should be treated as separate deployment contexts.
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Technical description

Current family-level record for Qwen3. Alibaba Cloud documents Qwen3.8-Max as a 2.4T MoE flagship with up to roughly one-million-token input context and multimodal planning/execution. Qwen3.8-Flash targets lower-latency multimodal reasoning. Exact model IDs, regional availability and prices are deployment-specific.

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