Alibaba presents a preview of its next flagship AI model, Qwen 3.8 Max, at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, according to multiple outlets. Bloomberg reports that Alibaba describes the preview model as comparable to leading frontier AI systems, placing it second only to Anthropic’s Fable 5. The South China Morning Post similarly says Alibaba claims the model is “second only” to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 (also referred to as Fable 5). TechGenyz highlights Alibaba’s stated scale, saying Qwen 3.8 features a core system with 2.4 trillion parameters. The South China Morning Post adds that Alibaba makes Qwen3.8-Max-Preview available via its Token Plan subscription service and through its Qoder and QoderWork agentic platforms, according to an official X post. Across coverage, the key details are Alibaba’s release of a preview version rather than a full general availability rollout, its parameter count figure of 2.4 trillion, and its comparative positioning versus other widely discussed frontier models from Anthropic.