Alibaba’s rapid Qwen3.8 iteration, including the August 3 release of the 2.4-trillion-parameter Qwen3.8-Max sparse MoE model with 95B active parameters and 1M-token context, followed by open weights in mid-August and the lower-cost Qwen3.8-Flash on August 26, has established strong momentum for a potential refined 3.8-Plus or Qwen4-Plus variant. The September 2 Qwen3.8-Max-0902 snapshot, which improved coding benchmarks, underscores ongoing post-training focus amid competition from DeepSeek, Moonshot’s Kimi K3, and GLM models. Traders monitor Alibaba Cloud announcements or credible reporting for September previews, as the pattern of frequent Plus-tier updates in prior months (Qwen3.7-Plus in June) and the explicit positioning of Flash-Next as a Qwen4 architecture preview keep near-term resolution probabilities sensitive to any official timeline signals.
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This market will resolve to "Yes" if Alibaba's next Qwen Plus model (3.8+) is made available to the general public between market creation and the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
A qualifying model must have a name or model identifier that includes "Qwen" and "Plus," be the flagship model of Alibaba's core Qwen Plus tier, and be designated as version 3.8 or higher, regardless of capitalization or surrounding prefixes, suffixes, dates, or descriptors. For example, a version 3.8 or higher named in the same manner as Qwen3.6-Plus or Qwen3.7-Plus would qualify, including a new whole-number generation such as Qwen4-Plus, while models whose name does not include "Plus" or which retain a version designation below 3.8, such as Qwen3.7-Max, Qwen3.6-Flash, or Qwen3.7-Plus, will not qualify. Derivative lines such as VL, Coder, Omni, or other specialized variants, such as Qwen3-VL-Plus, will not qualify.
A qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice. The release must either be clearly defined and publicly announced by Alibaba as accessible to the general public, or otherwise be made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled on the company's official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Alibaba, with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.Alibaba’s rapid Qwen3.8 iteration, including the August 3 release of the 2.4-trillion-parameter Qwen3.8-Max sparse MoE model with 95B active parameters and 1M-token context, followed by open weights in mid-August and the lower-cost Qwen3.8-Flash on August 26, has established strong momentum for a potential refined 3.8-Plus or Qwen4-Plus variant. The September 2 Qwen3.8-Max-0902 snapshot, which improved coding benchmarks, underscores ongoing post-training focus amid competition from DeepSeek, Moonshot’s Kimi K3, and GLM models. Traders monitor Alibaba Cloud announcements or credible reporting for September previews, as the pattern of frequent Plus-tier updates in prior months (Qwen3.7-Plus in June) and the explicit positioning of Flash-Next as a Qwen4 architecture preview keep near-term resolution probabilities sensitive to any official timeline signals.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Alibaba's next Qwen Plus model (3.8+) is made available to the general public between market creation and the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
A qualifying model must have a name or model identifier that includes "Qwen" and "Plus," be the flagship model of Alibaba's core Qwen Plus tier, and be designated as version 3.8 or higher, regardless of capitalization or surrounding prefixes, suffixes, dates, or descriptors. For example, a version 3.8 or higher named in the same manner as Qwen3.6-Plus or Qwen3.7-Plus would qualify, including a new whole-number generation such as Qwen4-Plus, while models whose name does not include "Plus" or which retain a version designation below 3.8, such as Qwen3.7-Max, Qwen3.6-Flash, or Qwen3.7-Plus, will not qualify. Derivative lines such as VL, Coder, Omni, or other specialized variants, such as Qwen3-VL-Plus, will not qualify.
A qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice. The release must either be clearly defined and publicly announced by Alibaba as accessible to the general public, or otherwise be made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled on the company's official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Alibaba, with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
A qualifying model must have a name or model identifier that includes "Qwen" and "Plus," be the flagship model of Alibaba's core Qwen Plus tier, and be designated as version 3.8 or higher, regardless of capitalization or surrounding prefixes, suffixes, dates, or descriptors. For example, a version 3.8 or higher named in the same manner as Qwen3.6-Plus or Qwen3.7-Plus would qualify, including a new whole-number generation such as Qwen4-Plus, while models whose name does not include "Plus" or which retain a version designation below 3.8, such as Qwen3.7-Max, Qwen3.6-Flash, or Qwen3.7-Plus, will not qualify. Derivative lines such as VL, Coder, Omni, or other specialized variants, such as Qwen3-VL-Plus, will not qualify.
A qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice. The release must either be clearly defined and publicly announced by Alibaba as accessible to the general public, or otherwise be made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled on the company's official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Alibaba, with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
Market Opened: Aug 17, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Volume
$5,883End Date
Oct 1, 2026Market Opened
Aug 17, 2026, 9:43 AM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Yes" if Alibaba's next Qwen Plus model (3.8+) is made available to the general public between market creation and the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
A qualifying model must have a name or model identifier that includes "Qwen" and "Plus," be the flagship model of Alibaba's core Qwen Plus tier, and be designated as version 3.8 or higher, regardless of capitalization or surrounding prefixes, suffixes, dates, or descriptors. For example, a version 3.8 or higher named in the same manner as Qwen3.6-Plus or Qwen3.7-Plus would qualify, including a new whole-number generation such as Qwen4-Plus, while models whose name does not include "Plus" or which retain a version designation below 3.8, such as Qwen3.7-Max, Qwen3.6-Flash, or Qwen3.7-Plus, will not qualify. Derivative lines such as VL, Coder, Omni, or other specialized variants, such as Qwen3-VL-Plus, will not qualify.
A qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice. The release must either be clearly defined and publicly announced by Alibaba as accessible to the general public, or otherwise be made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled on the company's official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Alibaba, with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.Alibaba’s rapid Qwen3.8 iteration, including the August 3 release of the 2.4-trillion-parameter Qwen3.8-Max sparse MoE model with 95B active parameters and 1M-token context, followed by open weights in mid-August and the lower-cost Qwen3.8-Flash on August 26, has established strong momentum for a potential refined 3.8-Plus or Qwen4-Plus variant. The September 2 Qwen3.8-Max-0902 snapshot, which improved coding benchmarks, underscores ongoing post-training focus amid competition from DeepSeek, Moonshot’s Kimi K3, and GLM models. Traders monitor Alibaba Cloud announcements or credible reporting for September previews, as the pattern of frequent Plus-tier updates in prior months (Qwen3.7-Plus in June) and the explicit positioning of Flash-Next as a Qwen4 architecture preview keep near-term resolution probabilities sensitive to any official timeline signals.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Alibaba's next Qwen Plus model (3.8+) is made available to the general public between market creation and the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
A qualifying model must have a name or model identifier that includes "Qwen" and "Plus," be the flagship model of Alibaba's core Qwen Plus tier, and be designated as version 3.8 or higher, regardless of capitalization or surrounding prefixes, suffixes, dates, or descriptors. For example, a version 3.8 or higher named in the same manner as Qwen3.6-Plus or Qwen3.7-Plus would qualify, including a new whole-number generation such as Qwen4-Plus, while models whose name does not include "Plus" or which retain a version designation below 3.8, such as Qwen3.7-Max, Qwen3.6-Flash, or Qwen3.7-Plus, will not qualify. Derivative lines such as VL, Coder, Omni, or other specialized variants, such as Qwen3-VL-Plus, will not qualify.
A qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice. The release must either be clearly defined and publicly announced by Alibaba as accessible to the general public, or otherwise be made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled on the company's official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Alibaba, with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
A qualifying model must have a name or model identifier that includes "Qwen" and "Plus," be the flagship model of Alibaba's core Qwen Plus tier, and be designated as version 3.8 or higher, regardless of capitalization or surrounding prefixes, suffixes, dates, or descriptors. For example, a version 3.8 or higher named in the same manner as Qwen3.6-Plus or Qwen3.7-Plus would qualify, including a new whole-number generation such as Qwen4-Plus, while models whose name does not include "Plus" or which retain a version designation below 3.8, such as Qwen3.7-Max, Qwen3.6-Flash, or Qwen3.7-Plus, will not qualify. Derivative lines such as VL, Coder, Omni, or other specialized variants, such as Qwen3-VL-Plus, will not qualify.
A qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice. The release must either be clearly defined and publicly announced by Alibaba as accessible to the general public, or otherwise be made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled on the company's official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Alibaba, with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$5,883End Date
Oct 1, 2026Market Opened
Aug 17, 2026, 9:43 AM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...Alibaba’s rapid Qwen3.8 iteration, including the August 3 release of the 2.4-trillion-parameter Qwen3.8-Max sparse MoE model with 95B active parameters and 1M-token context, followed by open weights in mid-August and the lower-cost Qwen3.8-Flash on August 26, has established strong momentum for a potential refined 3.8-Plus or Qwen4-Plus variant. The September 2 Qwen3.8-Max-0902 snapshot, which improved coding benchmarks, underscores ongoing post-training focus amid competition from DeepSeek, Moonshot’s Kimi K3, and GLM models. Traders monitor Alibaba Cloud announcements or credible reporting for September previews, as the pattern of frequent Plus-tier updates in prior months (Qwen3.7-Plus in June) and the explicit positioning of Flash-Next as a Qwen4 architecture preview keep near-term resolution probabilities sensitive to any official timeline signals.
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