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Qwen3.8 Max vs Qwen3.8 Flash

Side by side

SpecQwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 Flash
Lowest input$1.65DeepInfra$0.113DeepInfra
Lowest output$4.951DeepInfra$0.382DeepInfra
Lowest cached input$0.206DeepInfra$0.0141DeepInfra
Context256K1M
Max output131K131K
Providers11
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2026August 26, 2026
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
LabQwenQwen
Model IDqwen/qwen3.8-maxqwen/qwen3.8-flash

USD per 1M tokens, as of November 5, 2026.

Price by provider

ProviderQwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 Flash
DeepInfra$1.65 / $4.951$0.113 / $0.382

Input / output, USD per 1M tokens.

Cost

Model1,000 chat replies2K in, 500 out each1,000 agent tasks50K in, 5K out eachMonthly batch job500M in, 50M out
Qwen3.8 MaxDeepInfra$5.78$107.26$1,072.55
Qwen3.8 FlashDeepInfra$0.42$7.56$75.60

On each model's cheapest provider by input plus output list price.

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Max or Qwen3.8 Flash?

Input: Qwen3.8 Flash at $0.113 per million input tokens vs $1.65 (Qwen3.8 Max), 14.6x lower. Output: Qwen3.8 Flash at $0.382 per million output tokens vs $4.951 (Qwen3.8 Max), 13x lower. Lowest listed prices as of November 5, 2026.

Which has the longer context window?

Qwen3.8 Flash, with 1M tokens vs 256K.

Which providers serve both Qwen3.8 Max and Qwen3.8 Flash?

1 provider serves both: DeepInfra. Qwen3.8 Max has 1 provider in total and Qwen3.8 Flash has 1.

Do Qwen3.8 Max and Qwen3.8 Flash have cached input pricing?

Qwen3.8 Max from $0.206 per million cached input tokens (DeepInfra). Qwen3.8 Flash from $0.0141 (DeepInfra).

Can I switch between Qwen3.8 Max and Qwen3.8 Flash without changing code?

Yes. Both use the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint, https://api.routerplus.com/v1, and key. Change the model field from "qwen/qwen3.8-max" to "qwen/qwen3.8-flash".

All comparisons

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