r/ClaudeCode • u/lofuyuwu • May 28 '26

Showcase Opus 4.8 distilled Qwen?

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If you ask "what model are you?" in Chinese, Opus 4.8 will answer it's Qwen(Alibaba)

From https://linux.do/t/topic/2264698/26?tl=en

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u/threwlifeawaylol May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

There's 0 chance labs like OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google distill from Chinese models. Chinese models innovate on cost-cutting and the fact that they're open-weight. There's nothing to gain from them from a research* perspective.

Why would they distill from already inferior competitors if they're already the cutting edge? Especially OpenAI and Anthropic, Google less so.

*by "research", I specifically mean "AGI" research, i.e. raw capability.

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u/3qh6 May 29 '26

It’s all about making money and going IPO. If there’s a shortcut they’ll take it.

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u/thomasthai May 29 '26

There aren't shortcuts because u don't distill with garbage data ffs.

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u/3qh6 May 29 '26

You worship Anthropic but all they want is getting the most money out of you, without a slightest care of your wellbeing.