Qwen Max vs qwen3.8: API price and specs
Qwen Max is 83% cheaper than qwen3.8 on input price.
Qwen Max is 77% cheaper than qwen3.8 on output price.
Qwen Max is 81% cheaper than qwen3.8 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
qwen3.8 has a 681.2% larger context than Qwen Max.
| Field | Qwen Max | qwen3.8 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.35 | $2.00 +475% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.71 | $2.00 +181.7% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $1.38 | $6.00 +334.8% |
| Median output, per 1M | $2.84 | $6.00 +111.3% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.62 | $3.20 +413% |
| Context | 128K +87.2% | 1M |
| Max output | 8K +96.9% | 262K |
| Providers | 7 | 2 +71.4% |
| Regions | GLOBAL | — |
| Accepts | text | image, text |
| Returns | text | — |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | qiniu-ai | aiml |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen Max or qwen3.8?
Qwen Max is 83% cheaper than qwen3.8 on input price. Qwen Max is 77% cheaper than qwen3.8 on output price. Qwen Max is 81% cheaper than qwen3.8 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen Max or qwen3.8?
Qwen Max: 128K tokens; qwen3.8: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen Max and qwen3.8?
aiml, requesty