The Qwen3 series of compact visual-understanding models achieves an effective fusion of thinking mode and non-thinking mode, outperforming the open-source Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B with faster response speeds. It comprehensively upgrades image and video understanding, supporting ultra-long contexts such as long videos and long documents, spatial awareness, and universal object recognition; it also possesses visual 2D/3D localization capabilities and is capable of handling complex real-world tasks.
Qwen3 VL Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Output tokens cost $0.21 per million on Qwen3 VL Flash and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $0.02 per million on Qwen3 VL Flash and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.00 per million on Qwen3 VL Flash and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 254,000 tokens on Qwen3 VL Flash and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Qwen3 VL Flash scores 1466 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.
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: Qwen3 VL Flash, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3 VL Flash: $0.21/M output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Qwen3 VL Flash: 1466 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
How large is each context window?
Qwen3 VL Flash accepts 254,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 32,000 tokens on Qwen3 VL Flash and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Qwen3 VL Flash accepts text, image and video 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 VL Flash 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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