Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B
Ornith 1.5 35B A3B comes out ahead, 59 to 42 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen 3.8 Max Prime
42/100- ECI—
- Price$4.00 / $12.00
- Context1M
- Our pick
DeepReinforce
Ornith 1.5 35B A3B
59/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $1.70
- Context262K
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Ornith 1.5 35B A3B is our pick
Ornith 1.5 35B A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (42). It leads on price. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime wins on 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 priceOrnith 1.5 35B A3BOrnith 1.5 35B A3B $0.575 · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen 3.8 Max PrimeQwen 3.8 Max Prime 1,000,000 · Ornith 1.5 35B A3B 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen 3.8 Max PrimeQwen 3.8 Max Prime: Text, Images, Video · Ornith 1.5 35B A3B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingOrnith 1.5 35B A3BPublishes downloadable weights (MIT)
| Measure | Weight | Qwen 3.8 Max Prime | Ornith 1.5 35B A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 13 | 61 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 42/100 | 59/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Qwen 3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) | Ornith 1.5 35B A3BDeepReinforce |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $4.00 | $0.20 (best) |
| Output | $12.00 | $1.70 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $6.00 | $0.575 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | — |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenMIT |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 4 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Sep 23, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
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- Qwen 3.8 Max Prime$64.00
- Ornith 1.5 35B A3B$5.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime or Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?
Ornith 1.5 35B A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (42). It leads on price. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime wins on 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 Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?
Ornith 1.5 35B A3B is cheaper at $0.20 input / $1.70 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Qwen 3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.575 per million tokens for Ornith 1.5 35B A3B versus $6.00 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (10× 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 Ornith 1.5 35B A3B 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 Ornith 1.5 35B A3B 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 262,144 for Ornith 1.5 35B A3B. Maximum output per response: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime accepts text, images and video; Ornith 1.5 35B A3B accepts text and images. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Ornith 1.5 35B A3B publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the newest, released Sep 23, 2026. Ornith 1.5 35B A3B came out Aug 18, 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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