# Alibaba Tongyi Launches Real-Time Simultaneous Interpretation Model Qwen3.8-LiveTranslate

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- Published: 2026-09-20T11:58:00.000Z
- Source date: 2026-09-20
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Alibaba Tongyi has released Qwen3.8-LiveTranslate, a real-time simultaneous interpretation model supporting 60 languages with reduced latency of 2.3 seconds per character. Utilizing a Hybrid MoE architecture, it features real-time speaker diarization and long-context disambiguation, outperforming mainstream systems in multilingual evaluations.

## At a glance

- Latency reduced to 2.3 seconds per character with support for 60 languages and real-time speaker diarization
- Uses Hybrid MoE dual-module architecture, leading mainstream systems in multiple performance metrics

## The update

Alibaba Tongyi has officially launched Qwen3.8-LiveTranslate, a large model designed for real-time simultaneous interpretation. The model achieves significant performance improvements, reducing average latency per character from 2.8 seconds to 2.3 seconds while supporting translation across 60 languages. New features include real-time speaker diarization, synchronized output of source and target text within the same frame, and enhanced disambiguation capabilities for long contexts to ensure translation accuracy. Technically, Qwen3.8-LiveTranslate utilizes a Hybrid MoE architecture with dual Thinker–Talker modules. In evaluations involving multi-speaker long audio and the FLEURS multilingual benchmark, the model demonstrates superior performance in key metrics such as faithfulness, fluency, and latency. It outperforms current mainstream simultaneous interpretation systems, providing more efficient technical support for real-time cross-language communication.

## Sources

- [千问大模型](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Rc3CKdHAtA_NdVRN2RLuAg) (2026-09-20)

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