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Every model launch, feature release, outage, usage-limit change and price move we have tracked, newest first. Each links to its sources.

Models, 90 days2Confirmed launches
Features, 90 days0Products and updates
Incidents, 90 days0From status pages and reports
Limits and pricing0Changes in 90 days

Model lineup

Every Alibaba model in our catalogue, newest first, with context and list price per million tokens (input / output). Compare all prices

Sep 2026Qwen3.8 Omni FlashEfficient · 1M ctx$0.15 / $0.47
Sep 2026Qwen3.8 MaxFlagship · 1M ctx$2.00 / $6.00
Aug 2026Qwen3.8 FlashEfficient · 1M ctx$0.15 / $0.47
Aug 2026Qwen3.8 27BOpen · 1M ctx$0.42 / $2.55
Aug 2026Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BFrontier · 1M ctx$2.00 / $6.00
Jul 2026Qwen3.7 FlashEfficient · 1M ctx$0.03 / $0.13
2026Qwen3-Coder-NextOpen · 256K ctxOpen weights
2026Qwen3.6-27BOpen · 256K ctxOpen weights
Sep 2025Qwen3-MaxFlagship · 256K ctx$0.78 / $3.90
Sep 2025Qwen-PlusBalanced · 1M ctx$0.26 / $0.78
Jul 2025Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35BOpen · 256K ctxOpen weights
Apr 2025Qwen3-235B-A22BOpen · 256K ctxOpen weights
Jan 2025Qwen2.5-MaxLegacy · 32K ctxSee pricing
2025Qwen-FlashEfficient · 1M ctx$0.05 / $0.40
2025Qwen3-VLOpen · 256K ctxOpen weights

Timeline

Milestones first. Minor items (small updates, brief status-page incidents, posts without news) are one tap away.

September 2026

  1. month
    Qwen3.8 Omni Flash releasedEfficient · 1M context · $0.15 in / $0.47 out per 1M
  2. month
    Qwen3.8 Max releasedFlagship · 1M context · $2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M

August 2026

  1. 12 Aug
    Qwen3.8-27B-FP8 quantized model published on Hugging FaceModels · New-generation model · 1M context · $0.42 in / $2.55 out per 1M
  2. 3 Aug
    Qwen3.8-27B released on Hugging FaceModels · New model generation from a lab · 1M context · $2.00 in / $6.00 out per 1M
  3. month
    Qwen3.8 Flash releasedEfficient · 1M context · $0.15 in / $0.47 out per 1M

July 2026

  1. month
    Qwen3.7 Flash releasedEfficient · 1M context · $0.03 in / $0.13 out per 1M

2026, month not published

  1. month
    Qwen3-Coder-Next releasedOpen · 256K context
  2. month
    Qwen3.6-27B releasedOpen · 256K context

September 2025

  1. month
    Qwen3-Max releasedFlagship · 256K context · $0.78 in / $3.90 out per 1M
  2. month
    Qwen-Plus releasedBalanced · 1M context · $0.26 in / $0.78 out per 1M

July 2025

  1. month
    Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B releasedOpen · 256K context

April 2025

  1. month
    Qwen3-235B-A22B releasedOpen · 256K context

January 2025

  1. month
    Qwen2.5-Max releasedLegacy · 32K context

2025, month not published

  1. month
    Qwen-Flash releasedEfficient · 1M context · $0.05 in / $0.40 out per 1M
  2. month
    Qwen3-VL releasedOpen · 256K context

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