Alibaba unveils biggest Qwen model as DeepSeek deepens China's AI price war

DIGITIMESAugust 4, 2026en

Alibaba Group unveiled Qwen3.8-Max on August 3, calling it its largest and most capable artificial intelligence (AI) model to date, as DeepSeek's low-cost V4-Flash intensified competition over the price of running advanced AI systems.

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