# Kronos vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (slim)

> Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores 61.8 (C) to Kronos's 55.2 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores 61.8 (C) on agent readiness against Kronos's 55.2 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Kronos leads on risk and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kronos: C 55.2, rank #86 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kronos.min.md
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: C 61.8, rank #32 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-8-flash-next.min.md
- Kronos, good for Agents that need a quick local forecast or synthetic sample of a candlestick series on modest hardware, for research or as one input among others. Ahead on Risk, 50 against 45; Documentation and upkeep, 61 against 36.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, good for Teams with a multi-GPU server or a 128 GB Mac who want Qwen's newest sparse architecture for agentic coding and multimodal work, and aren't a hosted-model or coding-assistant business. Ahead on Reach, 65 against 55; Agent interface, 70 against 60.

| Category | Kronos | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 61 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kronos | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Yu Shi (shiyu-coder, NeoQuasar), Tsinghua University | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MIT | Qwen Community License 1.0 (custom, not an OSI licence). Free of charge, the model name shown in products above 100M monthly users or US$20M monthly revenue, and a separate licence from Qwen before commercial use by a Model as a Service or AI Work Assistant business |
| Last release | 2026-04-13 | 2026-08-31 |
| Popularity | 43k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (4) |