Alibaba (Qwen) · Released Sep 2, 2026Qwen3.8 Max 0902
2026-09-02 upgraded snapshot of Qwen3.8 Max with stronger coding, collaborative agents, and multimodal document understanding.
- Capability
- 155.2ECI · #28 of 148
- Input
- $2.00per 1M tokens
- Output
- $6.00per 1M tokens
- Context
- 1M131K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $2.00per million tokens
- Output
- $6.00per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $3.00pricier than 74% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $7.00 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $80.00 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $800.00 |
Median of 6 paid API providers on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
#28 of 148 scored models
The shaded band is Epoch AI’s confidence range (153.2–157.3); the tick marks the median scored model.
Scores from Epoch AI, run independently of Alibaba (Qwen).
The details
- Lab
- Alibaba (Qwen)
- Released
- Sep 2, 2026
- Context window
- 1,000,000 tokens
- Max output
- 131,072 tokens
- Inputs
- Text, Images, PDFs, Video
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- Always on
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Availability
- 6 API providerslisted on models.dev
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About Qwen3.8 Max 0902
How much does Qwen3.8 Max 0902 cost?
Qwen3.8 Max 0902 costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 6 API providers). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $3.00 per million tokens, more expensive than 74% of the 360 priced models we track.
What is the context window of Qwen3.8 Max 0902?
Qwen3.8 Max 0902 accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens per request and can write up to 131,072 tokens in one response.
How good is Qwen3.8 Max 0902?
Epoch AI gives Qwen3.8 Max 0902 a Capabilities Index score of 155.2 (likely range 153.2–157.3), ranking it #28 of 148 models Epoch has scored. Epoch AI benchmark results: GPQA Diamond 92.3%, FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 65.6%, OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 100%, SimpleQA Verified 47.3%.
Is Qwen3.8 Max 0902 open source?
No. Qwen3.8 Max 0902 is proprietary; you use it through an API or partner platforms.
What inputs does Qwen3.8 Max 0902 support?
Qwen3.8 Max 0902 accepts text, images, PDFs and video and replies in text. It is a reasoning model, supports tool calling.
When was Qwen3.8 Max 0902 released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen3.8 Max 0902 on Sep 2, 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3.8 Max 0902?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Grok 4.7 (xAI, $2.00 / $6.00), GLM-5.3 (Z.ai (Zhipu), ECI 155.8, $1.40 / $4.40), Muse Spark 1.2 (Meta, ECI 155.0, $1.25 / $4.25) and Gemini 3.5 Flash (Google, ECI 154.5, $1.50 / $9.00).