Qwen doesn't work for free
On 9 May, LocalLLaMA said Qwen 3.6 was coming soon, then reported that Qwen 3.6 27B was out. One post described a decision to test Qwen and concluded that it does not work for free. Another asked whether this is how Qwen beats its competitors. The account currently rests on that single community source.
Assuming the account is factual, impact is 0%. The claim concerns people expecting to use Qwen for free, but the tracked event records no measurable change for users, competitors, or the wider AI market.
Watch for Qwen’s terms or documentation, independent tests of Qwen 3.6 27B, and reporting that explains what “doesn’t work for free” means in practice.
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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><a href="https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B">https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON -->   submitted by  
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>It could be any minute.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON -->   submitted by   <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MLExpert000"> /u/MLExpert000 </a>
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