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Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

An experimental open-weight multimodal model with sparse attention and 262K native context.

Verified sourceRepository opened Aug 24, 2026Source checked 9/23/2026

LOCALRENTED GPUOPEN WEIGHTS

Freshness 82 out of 100. Repository age: 52 days old, Aug 24, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

Popularity 88 out of 100. 2,290,500 downloads in 30 days; 6,235 lifetime likes. Checked Oct 15, 2026. Measures adoption, not quality.

Arena Open Source Web coding: rank 3 of 55. Ranked model: qwen3.8-flash-next. Export dated Oct 13, 2026. Source checked Oct 15, 2026. Human preference ranking, not hardware suitability.

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Web coding#3of 55 open models

qwen3.8-flash-nextalibabaLicense: qwen-community-1.0

Export dated Oct 13, 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026Overall board: #18

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Agents#10of 18 open models

Qwen3.8 Flash NextalibabaLicense: qwen-community-1.0

Export dated Oct 14, 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026Overall board: #38

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Popularity · adoption

Downloads over the past 30 days carry 80% of the score; lifetime likes carry 20%. Both use a logarithmic scale, capped at 10 million downloads and 100,000 likes. If likes are unavailable, downloads carry all the weight. Missing download statistics stay unscored.

round(80 × min(1, log10(1 + downloads) / 7) + 20 × min(1, log10(1 + likes) / 5))

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Scores as of Oct 15, 2026. Statistics checked Oct 15, 2026. Statistics are marked for refresh after 72 hours.Full scoring method

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Coding

Build a coding assistant with Strata (Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Coder)

Run Qwen3.8-Flash-Next through Strata, connect VS Code and Cline, and complete a real coding task. Choose the smaller Coder derivative or a full pack, then follow Windows, Linux or RunPod instructions. Compare actual speed, memory use, and tool results on your own setup.

Freshness 82 out of 100. Repository age: 52 days old, Aug 24, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

VS CodeCline

5 packagesWindows / Linux

Open coding guide

AI agent

Build a private AI agent with Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Run the official high-memory package, connect Hermes to its private Ollama endpoint, and produce a checked project review.

Freshness 82 out of 100. Repository age: 52 days old, Aug 24, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

Hermes AgentOllama

2 packagesmacOS / Linux

Open agent guide

Coding

Code with Qwen3.8-Flash-Next in VS Code + Cline

Use the base Qwen3.8-Flash-Next checkpoint with VS Code and Cline, review a real code change, and test it. This is separate from the Strata derivative.

Freshness 82 out of 100. Repository age: 52 days old, Aug 24, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

VS CodeCline

2 packagesmacOS / Linux

Open coding guide

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At a glance

Parameters: 125B language · 6B active
Architecture: Hybrid sparse attention
Context length: 262,144 native
License: Qwen Community License 1.0
Software: vLLM, SGLang, Transformers

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vLLM · Linux

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Freshness 90 out of 100. Release age: 28 days old, Sep 17, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

MODEL SIZE27.36B

LOCALRENTED GPU

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Freshness 87 out of 100. Repository age: 35 days old, Sep 10, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

Arena Open Source Text: rank 5 of 225. Ranked model: deepseek-v4.1-flash-max. Export dated Oct 13, 2026. Source checked Oct 15, 2026. Human preference ranking, not hardware suitability.+3

LOCALRENTED GPU

Repository opened Sep 10, 2026

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Freshness 13 out of 100. Repository age: 536 days old, Apr 27, 2025. Measures age, not quality.

MODEL SIZE8.2B

LOCALRENTED GPU

Repository opened Apr 27, 2025