Qwen 3.6 weights missing, LocalLLaMA hunts quants

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Qwen 3.6 weights missing, LocalLLaMA hunts quants

Alibaba's Qwen 3.6 open weights for large-scale models remain MIA as the LocalLLaMA community scrambles for EXL3 quants. While the 35B-A3B variant is out, the flagship 72B release is clouded by rumors of internal shakeups.

// ANALYSIS

The Qwen 3.6 release serves as a "vibe-check" for Alibaba's open-source commitment as internal turmoil threatens the roadmap for larger weights. While the 35B-A3B MoE variant excels in agentic coding, the flagship 72B release remains MIA, leaving the quant community deadlocked without official FP16 weights. Rumors of the Qwen open-source lead's departure have triggered "closed-source pivot" fears, especially as a massive capability gap grows between the proprietary 1M token "Plus" API and what can currently be run locally using hybrid offloading.

// TAGS

qwen-3-6llmopen-weightsmoeagentic-codinglocal-llama

DISCOVERED

45d ago

2026-04-17

PUBLISHED

45d ago

2026-04-17

RELEVANCE

9/ 10

AUTHOR

2muchnet42day

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Qwen 3.6 weights missing, LocalLLaMA hunts quants