Models

GPT 5.2 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Output tokens cost $168.00 per million on GPT 5.2 Pro and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $21.00 per million on GPT 5.2 Pro and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $21.00 per million on GPT 5.2 Pro and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 400,000 tokens on GPT 5.2 Pro and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 10.7s on GPT 5.2 Pro and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 4.1 tok/s on GPT 5.2 Pro and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

OpenAIGPT 5.2 ProQwenQwen3.8 Max Preview
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GPT 5.2 Pro
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5.2 pro is available in the Responses API only to enable support for multi-turn model interactions before responding to API requests, and other advanced API features in the future. Since GPT-5.2 pro is designed to tackle tough problems, some requests may take several minutes to finish. To avoid timeout, please set a longer timeout duration. It is recommended to use this under good network conditions.

Input$21.00 /M
Output$168.00 /M
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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 5.2 Pro
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$21.00
$0.34
Output /M
$168.00
$1.01
Cache read /M
$21.00
$0.03
Context length
400,000
983,616
Max output
128,000
131,072
Time to First Token
10.7 s
2.4 s
Throughput
4.1 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingwebtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
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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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Cost calculator

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

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
GPT 5.2 Pro
$3,780 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GPT 5.2 Pro, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; GPT 5.2 Pro: $168.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 2.4s 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 5.2 Pro accepts 400,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GPT 5.2 Pro and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and GPT 5.2 Pro at 4.1 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 5.2 Pro accepts text and image input and supports thinking, web search, tool calling, 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 5.2 Pro 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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