Models

K2.6 Code Preview (free) vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Context lengths are 256,000 tokens on K2.6 Code Preview (free) and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Moonshot AIK2.6 Code Preview (free)QwenQwen3.8 Max Preview
Moonshot AI logo
K2.6 Code Preview (free)
Moonshot AI · text → text

kimi-for-coding-free is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for Kimi users. To maintain stable service operations, the following usage limits apply: a maximum of 5 requests per minute 500 total requests per day, and a daily quota of 1 million tokens.

Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /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.

K2.6 Code Preview (free)
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.00
$0.34
Output /M
$0.00
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.00
$0.03
Context length
256,000
983,616
Max output
256,000
131,072
Time to First Token
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2.4 s
Throughput
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48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction 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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Cost calculator

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

K2.6 Code Preview (free)
$0.00 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

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

FAQ

How large is each context window?

K2.6 Code Preview (free) accepts 256,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 256,000 tokens on K2.6 Code Preview (free) and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

K2.6 Code Preview (free) accepts text input and supports thinking, 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 K2.6 Code Preview (free) 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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