Qwen3.8 Max Preview vs Motif 3
Too close to call on our weighted score (Qwen3.8 Max Preview 47, Motif 3 44). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 Max Preview
47/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context1M
Motif Technologies
Motif 3
44/100- ECI—
- Price$0.50 / $2.00
- Context262K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Qwen3.8 Max Preview 47/100, Motif 3 44/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Motif 3 on price and Qwen3.8 Max Preview for long inputs. 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 priceMotif 3Motif 3 $0.875 · Qwen3.8 Max Preview $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3.8 Max PreviewQwen3.8 Max Preview 1,000,000 · Motif 3 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3.8 Max PreviewQwen3.8 Max Preview: Text, Images, Video · Motif 3: Text
- Self-hostingMotif 3Publishes downloadable weights (MIT)
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Motif 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 27 | 53 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 47/100 | 44/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
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Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Qwen3.8 Max PreviewAlibaba (Qwen) | Motif 3Motif Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.00 | $0.50 (best) |
| Output | $6.00 | $2.00 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.00 | $0.875 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 6 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenMIT |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 6 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jul 19, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen3.8 Max Preview$32.00
- Motif 3$9.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3.8 Max Preview or Motif 3?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Qwen3.8 Max Preview 47/100, Motif 3 44/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Motif 3 on price and Qwen3.8 Max Preview for long inputs. 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 Max Preview or Motif 3?
Motif 3 is cheaper at $0.50 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Qwen3.8 Max Preview costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 6 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.875 per million tokens for Motif 3 versus $3.00 for Qwen3.8 Max Preview (3.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3.8 Max Preview has not been scored yet and Motif 3 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.8 Max Preview and Motif 3 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?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Motif 3. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.8 Max Preview up to 131,072, Motif 3 up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text, images and video; Motif 3 accepts text. Qwen3.8 Max Preview handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Motif 3 publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.8 Max Preview is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Motif 3 is the newest, released Aug 7, 2026. Qwen3.8 Max Preview came out Jul 19, 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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