Alibaba opens access to Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba has made Qwen4-Max-Preview, an early version of Qwen 4, available for testing in Qwen Chat, Agent Mode, and via Alibaba Token Plan.
Alibaba opens access to Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba has opened access to Qwen4-Max-Preview, a preliminary version of the new Qwen 4 model. Users can already try it in Qwen Chat, Agent Mode, and through Alibaba Token Plan.
The model is designed for complex programming tasks, office work, interface creation, and professional software development.
No benchmark results have been published yet.
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AnalysisEarly access to a Qwen 4 preview lets developers and teams evaluate the model in real workflows before official benchmarks are available.
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