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Last verified Oct 14, 2026. Figures that could not be confirmed on an official vendor page are marked unverified — we do not guess.

Full Qwen comparison

Which one should I use?

  • On Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (International / Singapore), qwen3.8-max is the current flagship at $2 / $6 per 1M tokens.
  • qwen3.8-flash is the cheap current multimodal model at $0.15 / $0.47 per 1M (International).
  • qwen3.7-max is the previous Max, still listed at $2.50 / $7.50 (International).
  • Qwen Chat being free with no subscription is stated in our catalog seed; exact chat limits remain unverified on Model Studio docs.

Qwen3.8-Max

Current
Context
1M
Max output
131.1K
API input / 1M
$2 / 1M
API output / 1M
$6 / 1M

Best for: Hard Qwen API jobs — long coding and office-style work — after you pick a region.

Model Studio is pay-as-you-go with a listed 1M-token free quota on some rows. Qwen Chat limits unverified.

Source: qwen3.8-max

Qwen3.8-Flash

Current
Context
1M
Max output
131.1K
API input / 1M
$0.15 / 1M
API output / 1M
$0.47 / 1M

Best for: Everyday Qwen API use and high-volume jobs.

Model Studio is pay-as-you-go. Qwen Chat limits unverified.

Source: qwen3.8-flash

Qwen3.7-Max

Prior gen
Context
1M
Max output
Unverifiedunverified
API input / 1M
$2.5 / 1M
API output / 1M
$7.5 / 1M

Best for: Existing 3.7-Max callers.

Qwen Chat mapping for 3.7-Max was not confirmed on Model Studio docs.

Source: Pricing

Qwen3.8-Max

Hard Qwen API jobs — long coding and office-style work — after you pick a region.

  • Current Qwen flagship on Model Studio.
  • 1M context window and 131,072 max output.
  • Image, text, and video in; text out.

Caveats

  • Prices differ by region (International vs China vs Global).
  • Hosted Qwen is Alibaba-operated; local open weights are the private path.

International (Singapore) list price. China (Beijing) / some Global regions list $1.65 / $4.951.

Qwen3.8-Flash

Everyday Qwen API use and high-volume jobs.

  • Same 1M context as Max at a much lower International list price.
  • Multimodal; docs mention OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs.

Caveats

  • Region prices differ. Consumer chat limits unverified.

International (Singapore). China / some Global regions list $0.113 / $0.382.

Qwen3.7-Max

Existing 3.7-Max callers.

  • Previous Max still listed on the official pricing table.

Caveats

  • 3.8-Max is the current flagship. Max output unverified on the pricing table.

International list price on the Model Studio pricing page.

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