18 August 2026

Alibaba releases laptop-ready model days after Meta's open-weight push

• Alibaba launched Qwen3.8-27B, designed to run on consumer laptops, and opened the weights of its most powerful model Qwen3.8 Max for free download and use.
• Meta announced last week it would open-source its Muse Glimmer model family for laptops, responding to two years of Chinese companies dominating the open-weight market.

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Reported by CNBC