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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs GPT-5.6 Cyber

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime comes out ahead, 42 to 30 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen 3.8 Max Prime

    Released Sep 23, 2026

    42/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$4.00 / $12.00
    • Context1M
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  2. OpenAI

    GPT-5.6 Cyber

    Released Aug 7, 2026

    30/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$12.50 / $75.00
    • Context400K
    Full specs Remove GPT-5.6 Cyber

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01 — Verdict

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is our pick

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the better all-round choice, scoring 42/100 against GPT-5.6 Cyber (30). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen 3.8 Max PrimeQwen 3.8 Max Prime $6.00 · GPT-5.6 Cyber $28.13 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen 3.8 Max PrimeQwen 3.8 Max Prime 1,000,000 · GPT-5.6 Cyber 400,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen 3.8 Max PrimeQwen 3.8 Max Prime: Text, Images, Video · GPT-5.6 Cyber: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen 3.8 Max PrimeGPT-5.6 Cyber
Price50%130
Inputs & features30%8070
Context window20%6044
Overall100%42/10030/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs GPT-5.6 Cyber specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen 3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen)GPT-5.6 CyberOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$4.00 (best)$12.50
Output$12.00 (best)$75.00
Cached input—$1.25
Blended (3:1)$6.00 (best)$28.13
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 4 providersOfficial OpenAI API
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens (best)400,000 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens (best)128,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model ID—gpt-daybreak-red-latest
API providers4 (best)1
ReleasedSep 23, 2026Aug 7, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Feb 16, 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen 3.8 Max Prime$64.00
  • GPT-5.6 Cyber$275.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime or GPT-5.6 Cyber?

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the better all-round choice, scoring 42/100 against GPT-5.6 Cyber (30). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime or GPT-5.6 Cyber?

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is cheaper at $4.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). GPT-5.6 Cyber costs $12.50 input / $75.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $6.00 per million tokens for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime versus $28.13 for GPT-5.6 Cyber (4.7× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has not been scored yet and GPT-5.6 Cyber has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime and GPT-5.6 Cyber yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 400,000 for GPT-5.6 Cyber. Maximum output per response: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime up to 131,072, GPT-5.6 Cyber up to 128,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime accepts text, images and video; GPT-5.6 Cyber accepts text and images. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime and GPT-5.6 Cyber are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the newest, released Sep 23, 2026. GPT-5.6 Cyber came out Aug 7, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5.6 Cyber Feb 16, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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