Alibaba (Qwen)

Qwen3.8 Flash Next

Generally availableOpen weights262K contextReasoning

Summary

Qwen3.8 Flash Next is an open-weight language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 27 Aug 2026. It accepts text, images and video and generates text, with a 262K-token context window and up to 131K output tokens per response.

Open-weight experimental preview of the Qwen4 architecture: hybrid-attention MoE (125B total, 6B active) with vision encoder for coding, agent tasks, and image and video understanding

Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.

Specifications

DeveloperAlibaba (Qwen)
Release date27 Aug 2026 [models.dev]
StatusGenerally available [models.dev]
WeightsOpen weights [models.dev]
Context window262K (262,144 tokens) [models.dev]
Max output131K tokens [models.dev]
InputText, images and video [models.dev]
OutputText [models.dev]
Reasoning modeYes [models.dev]
Tool callingYes [models.dev]
Structured outputYes [models.dev]

Qwen3.8 Flash Next API pricing by provider

USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.

We do not currently track a paid API listing for this model.

Frequently asked questions

What is the context window of Qwen3.8 Flash Next?

Qwen3.8 Flash Next has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K) and can generate up to 131,072 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.

Is Qwen3.8 Flash Next open source?

Qwen3.8 Flash Next is an open-weight model. Check the license terms before commercial use.

When was Qwen3.8 Flash Next released?

Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen3.8 Flash Next on 27 Aug 2026, according to models.dev.

Change history

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