Qwen 3.8

Qwen 3.8 & Kimi K3: Open in Name, Closed in Practice — Run This Instead (2026)

Qwen 3.8 (2.4T) and Kimi K3 (2.8T) both went 'open' in ten days. Neither fits your GPU. Here's Qwen's real open-weight cadence and what to run today.