Qwen3.8 Max Preview vs North Small Translate
North Small Translate comes out ahead, 50 to 47 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 Max Preview
47/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context1M
- Our pick
CohereNorth Small Translate
50/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context16K
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North Small Translate is our pick
North Small Translate is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Qwen3.8 Max Preview (47). It leads on price. Qwen3.8 Max Preview 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 priceNorth Small TranslateNorth Small Translate Free · Qwen3.8 Max Preview $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3.8 Max PreviewQwen3.8 Max Preview 1,000,000 · North Small Translate 16,000 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3.8 Max PreviewQwen3.8 Max Preview: Text, Images, Video · North Small Translate: Text
- Self-hostingNorth Small TranslatePublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | North Small Translate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 27 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 47/100 | 50/100 |
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 | Qwen3.8 Max PreviewAlibaba (Qwen) | North Small TranslateCohere |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.00 | Free (best) |
| Output | $6.00 | Free (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.00 | Free (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 6 providers | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 16,000 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 16,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| API model ID | — | north-small-translate-09-2026 |
| API providers | 6 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jul 19, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen3.8 Max Preview$32.00
- North Small TranslateFree
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3.8 Max Preview or North Small Translate?
North Small Translate is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Qwen3.8 Max Preview (47). It leads on price. Qwen3.8 Max Preview 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, Qwen3.8 Max Preview or North Small Translate?
North Small Translate is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Qwen3.8 Max Preview costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 6 API providers). North Small Translate is listed as free.
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 North Small Translate has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.8 Max Preview and North Small Translate yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that North Small Translate does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 16,000 for North Small Translate. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.8 Max Preview up to 131,072, North Small Translate up to 16,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text, images and video; North Small Translate accepts text. Qwen3.8 Max Preview handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
North Small Translate publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.8 Max Preview is proprietary.
Which is newer?
North Small Translate is the newest, released Sep 9, 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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