Alibaba says Qwen4 is coming and puts Qwen4-Max into preview on its Token Plan
The Qwen team promises deeper knowledge, richer world understanding and stronger coding and agentic abilities; QwenWork, Qoder, the Qwen app and QwenStudio already use the preview.
Why it matters
Qwen is Alibaba's flagship model family and one of the most widely used Chinese model lines, so a new generation sets the pace for rivals such as DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax. The announcement gives no benchmarks, parameter counts or release date for the full Qwen4 family, and only the Max model is available, in preview and through Alibaba's paid Token Plan. IT Home reports introductory pricing from 10% of list. Watch for official benchmarks, open-weight releases and the full launch date.
Key facts
- Announced by Alibaba's Qwen team on 11 November 2026
- Qwen4-Max is in preview on Alibaba's Token Plan
- Available in QwenWork, Qoder, the Qwen app and QwenStudio
- Pitched at coding, knowledge work and agentic tasks
- No benchmarks or full release date given
How the story developed
- 11 Nov, 02:16 UTC Breaking Alibaba says Qwen4 is coming and puts Qwen4-Max into preview on its Token Plan
- 11 Nov, 03:14 UTC Confirmed Alibaba says Qwen4 is coming and puts Qwen4-Max into preview on its Token Plan