Models

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 from Qwen 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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Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Qwen · text, image → text

The open-source thinking model based on Qwen3 has significantly improved in logical ability, general capability, knowledge enhancement, and creative ability compared to the previous version (Tongyi Qianwen 3-235B-A22B). It is suitable for high-difficulty and strong reasoning scenarios.

Input$0.28 /M
Output$2.80 /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.

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.28
$0.34
Output /M
$2.80
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.28
$0.03
Context length
262,144
983,616
Max output
262,144
131,072
Time to First Token
0.3 s
2.4 s
Throughput
107.6 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
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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LMArena Benchmarks

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

Text
qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507qwen3.8-max-preview
13401400146015201580
Overall
13991481
Coding
14421520
Math
13981504
Hard prompts
14181506
Instruction following
13861478
Multi-turn
13941496
Creative writing
13741469
Longer query
14011497
Chinese
14481545
English
14051486

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
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507
$58.80 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: $2.80/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: 1442 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: 0.3s 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?

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 accepts 262,144 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 262,144 tokens on Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 at 107.6 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?

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 accepts text and image 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 Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 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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