Models

Qwen3 Max Preview vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Output tokens cost $3.38 per million on Qwen3 Max Preview and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $0.85 per million on Qwen3 Max Preview and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.85 per million on Qwen3 Max Preview and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 1.2s on Qwen3 Max Preview and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 7.4 tok/s on Qwen3 Max Preview and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Qwen3 Max Preview scores 1482 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.

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Qwen3 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen3-Max-Preview is the latest preview model in the Qwen3 series. This version is functionally equivalent to Qwen3-Max-Thinking — simply set extra_body={"enable_thinking": True} to enable the thinking mode. Compared to the Qwen2.5 series, it delivers significant improvements in overall general capabilities, including English–Chinese text understanding, complex instruction following, open-ended reasoning, multilingual processing, and tool-use proficiency. The model also exhibits fewer hallucinations and stronger overall reliability.

Input$0.85 /M
Output$3.38 /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 Max Preview
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.85
$0.34
Output /M
$3.38
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.85
$0.03
Context length
0
983,616
Max output
0
131,072
Time to First Token
1.2 s
2.4 s
Throughput
7.4 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction 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
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1360142014801540
Overall
14351481
Coding
14821520
Math
14381504
Hard prompts
14591506
Instruction following
14271478
Multi-turn
14451496
Creative writing
13941469
Longer query
14441497
Chinese
14891545
English
14391486

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 Preview
$102 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Qwen3 Max Preview, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Qwen3 Max Preview: $3.38/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 Preview: 1482 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3 Max Preview: 1.2s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and Qwen3 Max Preview at 7.4 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 Preview accepts text and image input and supports 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 Max Preview 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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