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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Lab

Qwen3.8-Max (Qwen)

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Qwen3.8-Max is Alibaba Cloud's flagship multimodal model from the Qwen3.8 generation, released in August 2026. It uses a 2.4T total-parameter architecture with 95B active parameters (A95B) and a 1M-token context window, with maximum output of 65,536 tokens. Core capabilities include native vision, function calling, web search, context caching and structured output. Priced at 2.0 USD per million input tokens and 6.0 USD per million output tokens, it targets professional programming, office work, enterprise agents and long document processing, distinguishing itself from peers through its large sparse architecture and extended context.

API Pricing

Input

$2

Output

$6

Cached input

—

Peak hours

—

USD / 1M tokens

※ Overseas pricing (Alibaba Cloud Model Studio international pricing): $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens (0<Token≤1M tier). Mainland-China pricing is shown on the Chinese page (¥12/¥36); Batch File input ¥6 / output ¥18; Batch Chat limited-time 50% off (original price ¥12/¥36); plus a Night Plan nighttime period (22:00–08:00) at about 40% off (subject to the Model Studio console)

Price sourcehelp.aliyun.com ↗bailian.console.aliyun.com ↗· verified 2026-10-31

Latest change：Down 50% vs previous（$2.471 → $1.235 / 1M）

Price history

8 snapshots · 2026-07-18 → 2026-08-17

Current: $1.235Period low: $1.235 (2026-08-17)Period high: $4.941 (2026-07-18)First tracked: $4.941 (2026-07-18)

Specifications

Context window
1M Tokens
Max output
65,536 Tokens
Total parameters
2.4T
Active parameters
95B
Architecture
MoE
Input modalities
Text · Image
License
Closed

Overall score

Total

53

Rank

#17

Tier

B

Data confidence

80%

Capability61
Scale35
Value58
Context51.4
Ecosystem36
Freshness60.6

Capabilities & use cases

Arena 2nd globally (behind Claude family)

Key capabilities

  • Native vision
  • Function calling
  • Web search
  • Context caching
  • Structured output
  • 1M-token context window

Best for

  • Professional programming
  • Professional office work
  • Enterprise-grade agents
  • Long document processing
  • Automated office agents

Official links

Website ↗API platform ↗Pricing page ↗Open in comparator ↗

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FAQ

What does Qwen3.8-Max (Qwen) cost?
Qwen3.8-Max (Qwen) is priced at $6 output and $2 input (USD per 1M tokens)
How large is the context window of Qwen3.8-Max (Qwen)?
Qwen3.8-Max (Qwen) has a 1M Tokens context window with up to 65,536 Tokens output.
Where can I access Qwen3.8-Max (Qwen)?
Official channels: Website and API platform.

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