Alibaba's Qwen released a new AI model just days after a rival called Jev caused a stir online — a clear rush to keep up?

Alibaba's Qwen released a new AI model just days after a rival called Jev caused a stir online — a clear rush to keep up.

In testing, it scored an obviously wrong Japanese translation a perfect 10/10, and it kept rejecting requests and hitting rate limits?

In testing, it scored an obviously wrong Japanese translation a perfect 10/10, and it kept rejecting requests and hitting rate limits.

The model's internal files aren't public yet, so nobody outside the company can properly verify how good it really is.

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r/LocalLLaMA September 28, 2026

⚡A rushed AI can sound confident while being completely wrong — here's proof

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Key Points

Alibaba's Qwen released a new AI model just days after a rival called Jev caused a stir online — a clear rush to keep up.
In testing, it scored an obviously wrong Japanese translation a perfect 10/10, and it kept rejecting requests and hitting rate limits.
The model's internal files aren't public yet, so nobody outside the company can properly verify how good it really is.

AI that sounds confident but gets facts wrong can cost you accuracy at work and school — always verify.