Alibaba's Qwen takes on Kimi K3 with open-weight Qwen 3.8, says model is "second only to Fable 5"
Alibaba just launched the open-weight Qwen 3.8 model, claiming it's 'second only to Fable 5'. This upgrade enhances their competitive edge in the AI model landscape.
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Open-weight models now match frontier cyber performance from just four months ago at a fraction of the cost
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[AINews] Kimi K3 2.8T-A50B: the largest open model ever released; Opus 4.8-class at Sonnet 5 pricing
Kimi just released the K3 2.8T-A50B, the largest open model to date, priced competitively at Sonnet 5 levels. This gives developers access to powerful capabilities without breaking the bank.
Kimi's open model K3 nears GPT-5.6 Sol and Fable 5 while signaling the end of super cheap Chinese AI
Kimi is releasing its open model K3, which approaches the capabilities of GPT-5.6 and Fable 5. This shift indicates a potential end to the era of extremely low-cost Chinese AI models, impacting the competitive landscape.
