The gpt-audio model is OpenAI's first officially released (generally available) audio model. It supports audio input and output and can be used in Chat Completions.
GPT Audio 1.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Output tokens cost $10.00 per million on GPT Audio 1.5 and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $2.50 per million on GPT Audio 1.5 and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $2.50 per million on GPT Audio 1.5 and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 128,000 tokens on GPT Audio 1.5 and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
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.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: GPT Audio 1.5, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; GPT Audio 1.5: $10.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How large is each context window?
GPT Audio 1.5 accepts 128,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 16,384 tokens on GPT Audio 1.5 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
GPT Audio 1.5 accepts text and audio input and supports thinking, 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 Audio 1.5 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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