Deep cut
Qwen released open weights for Qwen 3.8-Max, the official version based on Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B. The model holds 2.4T total parameters and activates 95B per token.
Ledger on GitHub. Hub here. Branches elsewhere.
Deep cut
Containment, scale, and the new open-weights ledger
AI firms still lack sufficient containment measures; no lab reached full implementation.
Scoreboard
Scoreboard
This publication briefing summarizes observations from the field. It covers recent shifts in platform positioning and open-weight model statistics.
August 2026 price and performance
Gemini, Claude, Grok pricing and a one-page scoreboard from public sources.
China sets the open-weight ceiling; Opus 5 still leads the closed scoreboard
2026-08-29 lab note: Kimi K3 / Qwen 2.4T MoE vs US open weights; Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok.