Alibaba's retrained model now tops a front-end coding leaderboard.
Alibaba retrained its Qwen3.8-Max model on 2 September without changing its size or design. It scored 1,691 on the CodeArena front-end chart, three points above Claude Opus 5. It now runs in Alibaba's API and apps at about a quarter of the second model's price.
Why it mattersCheap coding models decide what your tools cost, and this one leads while charging less. Post-training gains mean labs can climb charts without buying more chips.
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