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# Alibaba's Qwen posts "The becoming begins" teaser, fueling Qwen4 talk

The poster names no model, date or benchmarks. Alibaba has not announced a Qwen4 launch.

Leaked on 06 November 2026

![Screenshot of @testingcatalog's X post: ALIBABA 🔥: "The becoming begins" teaser has been posted on the Qwen X account. We expect Qwen4-Max, Qwen4-Flash, Qwen4-Plus, and Qwen4-27B m](https://leakly.com/assets/images/qwen4-teaser-the-becoming-begins-hero.jpg)

@testingcatalog's post on X, with counts as of 09 Nov 2026 12:49 UTC. [Live post on X](https://x.com/testingcatalog/status/2118680407680209172)

Alibaba's Qwen team posted a poster on November 6 with three English words, "The becoming begins," and a classical Chinese line that stops short of its final character, [Asia Times](https://asiatimes.com/2026/11/what-alibaba-left-blank-about-qwen4/) reported. The missing character points to Kun, the giant fish in Zhuangzi that transforms into the Peng bird.

> **🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog** @testingcatalog
>
> ALIBABA 🔥: "The becoming begins" teaser has been posted on the Qwen X account. We expect Qwen4-Max, Qwen4-Flash, Qwen4-Plus, and Qwen4-27B models to arrive soon.
> Waiting for Qwen4-27B the most 👀 https://t.co/cw0gVTO8H8 https://t.co/YQrAudgXDv
>
> 683 likes · 21 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 12:49 UTC
>
> — 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) [November 6, 2026](https://twitter.com/testingcatalog/status/2118680407680209172)

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The teaser is widely read as a hint at Qwen4, the next generation of Alibaba's open-weight model family. [Pasquale Pillitteri](https://pasqualepillitteri.it/en/news/30987/qwen4-teaser-the-becoming-begins-en)'s write-up notes that Alibaba gave no model name, release date or benchmarks.

Alibaba has not named or shipped a Qwen4 model.

## What we know

* Qwen posted the "The becoming begins" teaser on November 6.
* No model name, date or specs were given.

## What we don't know

* Whether the teaser refers to Qwen4.
* Release timing and licensing.

## What would confirm it

Alibaba publishing Qwen4 weights or an announcement.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @testingcatalog](https://x.com/testingcatalog/status/2118680407680209172)
* [What Alibaba left blank about Qwen4 - Asia Times](https://asiatimes.com/2026/11/what-alibaba-left-blank-about-qwen4/)
* [Qwen4 coming soon? Alibaba launches its official teaser](https://pasqualepillitteri.it/en/news/30987/qwen4-teaser-the-becoming-begins-en)

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## What happened later

Alibaba has not named or shipped a Qwen4 model.

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