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Qwen 3.6-Plus

Alibaba · Qwen Max & Plus line · flagship

Released April 2, 2026Replaced by Qwen 3.7-Max

What changed

No verified summary yet. We only publish what the maker's own numbers support, so this card fills in as the sources come in.

Where the Qwen Max & Plus line stands

Qwen 3.8-Max is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

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Qwen 3.8-Max

Alibaba · Qwen Max & Plus line · flagship
Mid-cycle37 of ~63 days into its usual cycle

2.4 trillion parameters with about 95 billion active per token and a 1M-token context window, served through Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.

Released Aug 3, 2026 · what changed →
Days since last release
Qwen 3.8-Max · Aug 3, 2026
37
days
Usual gap
63
days
Recent gaps
Qwen 3.8-Max · Aug 2026
63
Qwen 3.7-Plus · Jun 2026
13
Qwen 3.7-Max · May 2026
47
Qwen 3.6-Plus · Apr 2026
209

Every Qwen Max & Plus release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Aug 3, 2026Qwen 3.8-Max
  2. Jun 1, 2026Qwen 3.7-Plus
  3. May 19, 2026Qwen 3.7-Max
  4. Apr 2, 2026Qwen 3.6-Plus · this page
  5. Sep 5, 2025Qwen 3-Max
  6. Jan 29, 2025Qwen 2.5-Max

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