Explainers·3 min read
How to Read an AI Benchmark: A Complete Guide
Every week a lab announces a record. But what does a benchmark actually measure, why does the announcing company always win, and which numbers are worth anything to you?
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AI·1 min read
Alibaba Opens the Weights of Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 Trillion Parameter Model
For the first time a Max-tier Qwen model has shipped its weights publicly. It carries 2.4 trillion parameters but activates only 95 billion per query. The catch: almost nobody has the hardware to run it.
AI·1 min read
Grok 4.6 Is a Big Jump, Just Not the One the Headlines Claim
xAI's new model leads GPT-5.6 Sol on several benchmarks and reaches 61 on the Artificial Analysis index. But the widely repeated claim that it took first place on CursorBench does not match xAI's own numbers.