Release: v5.16.0

What moved

Release v5.16.0 New Model additions Qwen4-Exp Qwen4-Exp builds on Qwen3.5's hybrid text and multimodal architecture with three key components: GatedResidual (GR), Qwen Sparse Attention (QSA), and Per-Layer Embedding (PLE). GR is a Qwen-developed residual architecture that combines Hyper-Connection with GatedNorm. It mixes multiple residual streams with fine-grained elementwise gating before each attention and Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) block, then controls how much of the block output is injected back into each stream. QSA uses multiple query heads to score compressed key blocks.

Why it matters

Release v5.16.0 New Model additions Qwen4-Exp Qwen4-Exp builds on Qwen3.5's hybrid text and multimodal architecture with three key components: GatedResidual (GR), Qwen Sparse… That is a public launch file from Transformers, dated 2026-08-26.

On the record

• Filed from the Transformers official RSS on 2026-08-26.
• Primary source host: github.com.
• The desk does not add a second source.