18 August 2026

Alibaba launches laptop AI model, escalating open-weight competition with Meta

• Alibaba released Qwen3.8-27B, a model designed to run on laptops and consumer devices, days after Meta announced similar plans.
• Alibaba also opened the weights of Qwen3.8 Max, its most powerful model, allowing anyone to download and run it freely.

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Reported by CNBC