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    Qwen 4 is not out yet. As of 5 November 2026 there is no Qwen 4 model card, download, API name or price. The only thing Alibaba has put in writing is that Qwen 4 “is currently in training”. The closest thing to a Qwen 4 release date is one sentence from a conference audience.…

    Let’s start with a recent, increasingly common scenario in the Risk Management department of large banks. Let’s say a risk model validator at a large bank opens a submission. The model is an AI assistant that reads a borrower’s financial statements, pulls relevant third-party research, and drafts the first version of a credit memo. It…

    6 Astra was recently released. I got access to it on Friday evening, European time, and have been using it extensively ever since. In this article, I’ll share my first impressions of the model and the techniques that I utilize to get as much as possible out of the model to maximize its effectiveness