The newest Qwen Max model is Qwen3.8-Max-0902, released on September 2, 2026. It has been 52 days since then and the line's usual gap is 59 days, so by its own rhythm the next Qwen Max model is due.
How long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.
Latest: Qwen3.8-Max-0902 · Sep 2, 2026
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Newest first — what each version changed versus the one before, in Alibaba's own numbers.
An upgraded snapshot of Qwen 3.8-Max, further trained for coding and office-style agent work, with the same 2.4 trillion parameters, 1M-token context window and $2 / $6 price.
Compared with Qwen 3.8-Max · the model it replaces
Solves about 7 in 10 long software-engineering tasks
DeepSWE 1.1 — long, multi-step software engineering tasks
69.3%
▲ up from 56.6% for Qwen 3.8-Max · +12.7 points
Scores 5 points higher on the all-round intelligence index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 — one score averaging 10 hard tests
45
▲ up from 40 · +5 points
Costs the same to run as before
Price per 1M tokens — what developers pay, input / output, international pricing
$2 / $6
same price as Qwen 3.8-Max
Alibaba's largest Qwen model so far, with 2.4 trillion parameters (about 95 billion active per token) and a 1M-token context window, priced 20% below Qwen 3.7-Max.
Compared with Qwen 3.7-Max · the model it replaces
Solves almost 9 in 10 hands-on coding tasks in a terminal
Terminal-Bench 2.1 — doing real work in a command-line terminal
86.6%
▲ up from 74.5% for Qwen 3.7-Max · +12.1 points
Scores 11 points higher on the all-round intelligence index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 — one score averaging 10 hard tests
40
▲ up from 29 · +11 points
Costs 20% less to run than the model it replaces
Price per 1M tokens — what developers pay, input / output, international pricing
$2 / $6
▲ down from $2.50 / $7.50 · 20% cheaper
The largest model in Alibaba's Qwen3.7 series, built for coding, office work and long autonomous tasks, with a 1M-token context window, up from 262K on Qwen3.6-Max-Preview.
Compared with Qwen3.6-Max-Preview · the model it replaces
Solves 7 in 10 hands-on coding tasks in a terminal
Terminal-Bench 2.0 — doing real work in a command-line terminal
69.7%
▲ up from 65.4% for Qwen3.6-Max-Preview · +4.3 points
Costs almost twice as much for input and 4% less for output
Price per 1M tokens — what developers pay, input / output, international pricing
$2.50 / $7.50
up from $1.30 / $7.80 for Qwen3.6-Max-Preview (prompts up to 128K tokens)
An early preview of the Max model in Alibaba's Qwen3.6 series, text-only with a 262K-token context window, offered through Qwen Studio and the Model Studio API.