Models

GPT 5.1 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare GPT 5.1 from OpenAI and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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OpenAI logo
GPT 5.1
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5 is OpenAI’s most advanced language model, designed for complex tasks that require step-by-step reasoning, precise instruction following, and high reliability. It improves reasoning, code generation, and prompt understanding—including test-time routing and intent cues like “think hard about this”—while reducing hallucination and sycophancy.

Input$1.25 /M
Output$10.00 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.34 /M
Output$1.01 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GPT 5.1
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$1.25
$0.34
Output /M
$10.00
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.13
$0.03
Context length
400,000
983,616
Max output
128,000
131,072
Time to First Token
1.0 s
2.4 s
Throughput
83.8 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingwebtoolsdeepsearchfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
gpt-5.1qwen3.8-max-preview
1380144015001560
Overall
14391481
Coding
14741520
Math
14241504
Hard prompts
14551506
Instruction following
14271478
Multi-turn
14481496
Creative writing
14101469
Longer query
14441497
Chinese
14781545
English
14421486
Vision
gpt-5.1qwen3.8-max-preview
1220126013001340
Overall
12381302
OCR
12511317
Diagram
12631331
Homework
12541335
WebDev Arena
gpt-5.1qwen3.8-max-preview
12801400152016401760
Overall
13391669
React
13061678
HTML
13601628
Gaming
17331733
Simulations
16651665
Data analytics
16141614

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
GPT 5.1
$225 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GPT 5.1, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; GPT 5.1: $10.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; GPT 5.1: 1474 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

GPT 5.1: 1.0s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GPT 5.1 accepts 400,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GPT 5.1 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

GPT 5.1 at 83.8 tok/s and Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GPT 5.1 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, web search, tool calling, deep search, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call GPT 5.1 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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