Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs Solar Pro 4
Solar Pro 4 comes out ahead, 55 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
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Solar Pro 4
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.30 / $1.20
- Context524K
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Solar Pro 4 is our pick
Solar Pro 4 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 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 priceSolar Pro 4Solar Pro 4 $0.525 · 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 · Solar Pro 4 524,288 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen 3.8 Max PrimeQwen 3.8 Max Prime: Text, Images, Video · Solar Pro 4: Text
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Qwen 3.8 Max Prime | Solar Pro 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 13 | 63 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 45 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 49 |
| Overall | 100% | 42/100 | 55/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Qwen 3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) | Solar Pro 4Upstage |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $4.00 | $0.30 (best) |
| Output | $12.00 | $1.20 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.06 |
| Blended (3:1) | $6.00 | $0.525 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Official Upstage API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 524,288 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | solar-pro4 |
| API providers | 4 (best) | 3 |
| Released | Sep 23, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Feb 2026 |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen 3.8 Max Prime$64.00
- Solar Pro 4$5.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime or Solar Pro 4?
Solar Pro 4 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 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 Solar Pro 4?
Solar Pro 4 is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). 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 $0.525 per million tokens for Solar Pro 4 versus $6.00 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (11× 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 Solar Pro 4 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 Solar Pro 4 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 524,288 for Solar Pro 4. Maximum output per response: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime up to 131,072, Solar Pro 4 up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime accepts text, images and video; Solar Pro 4 accepts text. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime and Solar Pro 4 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the newest, released Sep 23, 2026. Solar Pro 4 came out Aug 6, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 4 Feb 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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