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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B vs Qwen3.8 Max vs Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed

Qwen3.8 Max comes out ahead, 53 to 44 and 34 on our weighted score.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B

    Released Aug 12, 2026

    34/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.00 / $6.00
    • Context262K
  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.8 Max

    Released Aug 3, 2026

    53/100
    • ECI156.6
    • Price$2.00 / $6.00
    • Context1M
  3. Moonshot AI

    Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed

    Released Jun 12, 2026

    44/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.90 / $8.00
    • Context262K
01 — Verdict

Qwen3.8 Max is our pick

Qwen3.8 Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 53/100 against Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (44) and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (34). It leads 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 priceQwen3.8 2.4T A95B and Qwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 2.4T A95B $3.00 · Qwen3.8 Max $3.00 · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed $3.42 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 Max 1,000,000 · Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B 262,144 · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.8 MaxQwen3.8 2.4T A95B: Text · Qwen3.8 Max: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingQwen3.8 2.4T A95B and Kimi K2.7 Code HighspeedPublishes downloadable weights (qwen3.8-max)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.8 2.4T A95BQwen3.8 MaxKimi K2.7 Code Highspeed
Price50%272725
Inputs & features30%459080
Context window20%376037
Overall100%34/10053/10044/100

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.

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B vs Qwen3.8 Max vs Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.8 2.4T A95BAlibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)Kimi K2.7 Code HighspeedMoonshot AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—156.6—
ECI rank—#20 of 148—
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—92.7%—
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—74.7%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—99.4%—
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—45.8%—
Price per million tokens
Input$2.00$2.00$1.90 (best)
Output$6.00 (best)$6.00 (best)$8.00
Cached input—$0.25—
Blended (3:1)$3.00 (best)$3.00 (best)$3.42
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 21 providersOfficial Alibaba APIMedian of 11 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)262,144 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens131,072 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoYesYes
PDFsNoYesNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoYesYes
ReasoningYesYeslow · medium · xhighYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenqwen3.8-maxProprietaryOpen
API model ID—qwen3.8-max—
API providers2125 (best)11
ReleasedAug 12, 2026Aug 3, 2026Jun 12, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——Jan 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B$32.00
  • Qwen3.8 Max$32.00
  • Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed$35.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B, Qwen3.8 Max or Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed?

Qwen3.8 Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 53/100 against Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (44) and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (34). It leads 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, Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B, Qwen3.8 Max or Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed?

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is cheaper at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 21 API providers). Qwen3.8 Max costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price); Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed costs $1.90 input / $8.00 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.00 per million tokens for Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B versus $3.00 for Qwen3.8 Max (1× as much) and $3.42 for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B has not been scored yet, Qwen3.8 Max has an ECI of 156.6 and Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B, Qwen3.8 Max and Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.8 Max has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B and 262,144 for Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B up to 131,072, Qwen3.8 Max up to 131,072, Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed up to 262,144 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B accepts text; Qwen3.8 Max accepts text, images, PDFs and video; Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed accepts text, images and video. Qwen3.8 Max handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B and Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed publishes its weights (qwen3.8-max) and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.8 Max is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is the newest, released Aug 12, 2026. Qwen3.8 Max came out Aug 3, 2026; Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed came out Jun 12, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Kimi K2.7 Code Highspeed Jan 2025.

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.