Recently, a new AI model called "Quasar Alpha" quietly launched, attracting significant attention from the tech community and developers. Reportedly launched by an unnamed model lab, it's described as their first "stealth" model and a pre-release version of an upcoming long-context base model. Quasar Alpha quickly became a hot topic in the industry due to its impressive 1 million token context length, optimized encoding capabilities, and free and open access, pushing the boundaries of AI technology.