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Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23 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 Max 2026 01-23
Qwen · text → text

The snapshot version of the Tongyi Qianwen 3 series Max model is from January 23, 2026. By default, it does not require thinking, but thinking mode can be enabled through the enable_thinking parameter, as detailed in the code example. (After enabling thinking by passing parameters, it becomes: Qwen3-Max-Thinking). This model has a total parameter count exceeding one trillion (1T) and a pre-training data volume of up to 36T Tokens, making it the largest and most powerful reasoning model from Alibaba to date.

Input$0.45 /M
Output$1.80 /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
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Pricing & Specifications

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

Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.45
$0.34
Output /M
$1.80
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.09
$0.03
Context length
252,000
983,616
Max output
32,000
131,072
Time to First Token
0.9 s
2.4 s
Throughput
31.3 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction 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-max-2026-01-23qwen3.8-max-preview
1360142014801540
Overall
14241481
Coding
14751520
Math
14301504
Hard prompts
14481506
Instruction following
14161478
Multi-turn
14501496
Creative writing
13941469
Longer query
14331497
Chinese
14401545
English
14341486

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 Max 2026 01-23
$54.10 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23: $1.80/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23: 1475 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23: 0.9s 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 Max 2026 01-23 accepts 252,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 32,000 tokens on Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23 at 31.3 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 Max 2026 01-23 accepts text 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 Qwen3 Max 2026 01-23 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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