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Qwen3-235B-A22B vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

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Open-Weight Models · verified 2 Sept 2026

Qwen3-235B-A22BAlibabacurrent
Qwen3.8-Flash-NextAlibabacurrent
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SpecificationQwen3-235B-A22BQwen3.8-Flash-Next
SummaryCheapest capable model, most permissive licence.The most downloaded thing on Hugging Face right now, and a stated Qwen4 preview.
Context—262K native, ~1M extended
Input ($/Mtok)—$0.15
Output ($/Mtok)—$0.47
LicenceApache-2.0Open weights
Max output—32K
Parameters235B MoE125B total, 6B active
Released—26 Aug 2026
Model ID—Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
OfficialAlibaba ↗—

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Qwen3-235B-A22B

  • No licence conditions whatsoever
  • 22B active of 235B total

Best for commercial self-hosting.

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Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

  • 125B total parameters with only 6B active per token
  • Alibaba describes it as a preview of the Qwen4 architecture
  • Top of the Hugging Face trending list, with a GGUF build close behind it

Best for open weights at speed.

Full spec sheet →