This Chinese AI can code on its own for 16 days, is free and has already embarrassed Claude

Alibaba unveiled Qwen 3.8‑Max, a 2.4‑trillion‑parameter AI model that the company says will be open‑source and free. The system claims it can code autonomously for 16 days and aims to rival Claude Fable 5 and GPT‑5.6.

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