Qwen3.8 Max vs LongCat-2.5-Preview: API price and specs
LongCat-2.5-Preview is 77% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max on input price.
LongCat-2.5-Preview is 69% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max on output price.
LongCat-2.5-Preview is 74% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
| Field | Qwen3.8 Max | LongCat-2.5-Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $1.30 +333.3% | $0.30 |
| Median input, per 1M | $2.00 +281% | $0.53 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $3.90 +225% | $1.20 |
| Median output, per 1M | $6.00 +189.2% | $2.08 |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $2.08 +285.2% | $0.54 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Providers | 29 | 4 +86.2% |
| Regions | GLOBAL, US | — |
| Accepts | application/pdf, file, image, image/bmp, image/heic, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/webp, pdf, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/x-flv, video/x-matroska, video/x-ms-wmv, video/x-msvideo | file, image, text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | yes |
| Cheapest provider | edenai | vercel |
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.
Providers selling both
kenari, opencode, vercel, zenmux
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Max or LongCat-2.5-Preview?
LongCat-2.5-Preview is 77% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max on input price. LongCat-2.5-Preview is 69% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max on output price. LongCat-2.5-Preview is 74% cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3.8 Max or LongCat-2.5-Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max: 1M tokens; LongCat-2.5-Preview: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3.8 Max and LongCat-2.5-Preview?
kenari, opencode, vercel, zenmux