Alibaba
Makes the Qwen language models and the Wan video models.
- Type
- AI lab
- Last shipped
- Oct 12, 2026
Everything Alibaba shipped
October 2026
- New modelQwen
Alibaba released Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo, an open-weight image model that generates 2K images in 8 steps.
- New model
Alibaba released Qwen-Image-2.1 in Pro and Turbo versions on Qwen Cloud, a single model that both generates and edits images.
September 2026
- New modelQwen
Alibaba released Qwen-Audio-3.1, a five-model speech stack with new TTS-Next and ASR-Next, and cut prices across the lineup by up to 95 percent.
- LaunchQwen
Alibaba launched Qwen Intelligence, a set of three mobile agents that plan tasks, operate apps, and create images from a single sentence.
- New modelQwen
Alibaba released Qwen-Image-2.1 as open weights, a 7B model that generates and edits images, including transparent layers and up to 10 reference images.
- New modelQwen
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-LiveTranslate, a real-time interpretation model covering 60 languages with speaker identification and side-by-side display of source and translation.
- New model
Alibaba launched Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash, an omni-modal model that understands audio and video, uses tools, and supports a 1M-token context.
- New modelQwen
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash, its first omni-modal model, which understands audio and video together, uses tools, and has a 1M-token context.
- New model
Alibaba upgraded Qwen3.8-Max to Qwen3.8-Max-0902, now available through the QwenCloud API at $2 per million input tokens and $6 output.
- New modelQwen
Alibaba upgraded Qwen3.8-Max to Qwen3.8-Max-0902, now live on the QwenCloud API at $2 per million input tokens and $6 output.
August 2026
- Availability
Alibaba made the Qwen3.8-Flash API available on QwenCloud with 262K context, priced at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.47 output.
- AvailabilityQwen
Alibaba made the Qwen3.8-Flash API available on QwenCloud at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.47 per million output tokens.
- New model
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Flash as an open-weight multimodal model with 125B parameters, with API access on QwenCloud to follow.
- New modelQwen
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Flash as open weights, a 125B multimodal model with 6B active parameters that previews the Qwen4 architecture.
- Availability
Alibaba made Wan3.0 generally available on Qwen Cloud, with 30% off the Standard tier at launch, priced from $0.05 per second at 480p.
- New modelWan
Alibaba's Wan3.0 video model is now generally available, with Standard priced 30% lower on Model Studio and Qwen Cloud from August 23 to September 23.
