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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3.7 Max vs Qwen3.8 Max

Qwen3.8 Max comes out ahead, 69 to 58 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.7 Max

    Released May 21, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI153.7
    • Price$2.50 / $7.50
    • Context1M
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  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.8 Max

    Released Aug 3, 2026

    69/100
    • ECI156.6
    • Price$2.00 / $6.00
    • Context1M
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.8 Max is our pick

Qwen3.8 Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against Qwen3.7 Max (58). It leads on capability, price and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityQwen3.8 MaxCapabilities Index (ECI): Qwen3.8 Max 156.6 · Qwen3.7 Max 153.7
  • Lowest priceQwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 Max $3.00 · Qwen3.7 Max $3.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameQwen3.7 Max 1,000,000 · Qwen3.8 Max 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.8 MaxQwen3.7 Max: Text · Qwen3.8 Max: Text, Images, PDFs, Video
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.7 MaxQwen3.8 Max
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%8386
Price25%2327
Inputs & features15%3590
Context window10%6060
Overall100%58/10069/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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

Qwen3.7 Max vs Qwen3.8 Max specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.7 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)153.7156.6 (best)
ECI rank#37 of 148#20 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions90.9%92.7% (best)
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics64.6%74.7% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics95.6%99.4% (best)
SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues77.3%—
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions55.8% (best)45.8%
Price per million tokens
Input$2.50$2.00 (best)
Output$7.50$6.00 (best)
Cached input$0.50$0.25 (best)
Blended (3:1)$3.75$3.00 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYeslow · medium · xhigh
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDqwen3.7-maxqwen3.8-max
API providers26 (best)25
ReleasedMay 21, 2026Aug 3, 2026
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03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3.7 Max$40.00
  • Qwen3.8 Max$32.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.7 Max or Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against Qwen3.7 Max (58). It leads on capability, price and inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.7 Max or Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max is cheaper at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Qwen3.7 Max costs $2.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.00 per million tokens for Qwen3.8 Max versus $3.75 for Qwen3.7 Max (1.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Qwen3.8 Max 156.6 (#20 of 148) and Qwen3.7 Max 153.7 (#37 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (154.5–158.8 vs 151.9–156.0), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Qwen3.8 Max 92.7%, Qwen3.7 Max 90.9%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Qwen3.8 Max 74.7%, Qwen3.7 Max 64.6%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Qwen3.8 Max 99.4%, Qwen3.7 Max 95.6%; SimpleQA Verified — Qwen3.7 Max 55.8%, Qwen3.8 Max 45.8%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.8 Max yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Qwen3.8 Max leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.7 Max and Qwen3.8 Max share the same 1,000,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.7 Max up to 65,536, Qwen3.8 Max up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.7 Max accepts text; Qwen3.8 Max accepts text, images, PDFs and video. Qwen3.8 Max handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Qwen3.7 Max and Qwen3.8 Max are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.8 Max is the newest, released Aug 3, 2026. Qwen3.7 Max came out May 21, 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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