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Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 Max Preview Launches with New Pricing Model

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

Alibaba Cloud has released Qwen 3.8 Max Preview, a large language model with a token-based pricing plan. The model is available via the QwenCloud platform, targeting developers and enterprises. Pricing details are listed on the official token plan page.

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The preview signals Alibaba's push to compete in the LLM market, but pricing transparency and performance benchmarks will determine its adoption.
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