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Command A Plus 05 2026 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Output tokens cost $10.00 per million on Command A Plus 05 2026 and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $2.50 per million on Command A Plus 05 2026 and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $2.50 per million on Command A Plus 05 2026 and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 128,000 tokens on Command A Plus 05 2026 and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 1.6s on Command A Plus 05 2026 and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 124.9 tok/s on Command A Plus 05 2026 and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
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.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Command A Plus 05 2026, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Command A Plus 05 2026: $10.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
Command A Plus 05 2026: 1.6s 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?
Command A Plus 05 2026 accepts 128,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 64,000 tokens on Command A Plus 05 2026 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Command A Plus 05 2026 at 124.9 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?
Command A Plus 05 2026 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool 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 Command A Plus 05 2026 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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