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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Kolibri 1

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash comes out ahead, 77 to 60 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

    Released Sep 17, 2026New

    77/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.47
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

  2. Aleph Alpha

    Kolibri 1

    Released Oct 3, 2026New

    60/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.164 / $0.574
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Kolibri 1

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is our pick

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 77/100 against Kolibri 1 (60). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 Omni FlashQwen3.8 Omni Flash $0.23 · Kolibri 1 $0.266 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextKolibri 1Kolibri 1 1,048,576 · Qwen3.8 Omni Flash 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.8 Omni FlashQwen3.8 Omni Flash: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Kolibri 1: Text
  • Self-hostingKolibri 1Publishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.8 Omni FlashKolibri 1
Price50%7774
Inputs & features30%9035
Context window20%6061
Overall100%77/10060/100

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 Omni Flash vs Kolibri 1 specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.8 Omni FlashAlibaba (Qwen)Kolibri 1Aleph Alpha
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.15 (best)$0.164
Output$0.47 (best)$0.574
Cached input$0.016—
Blended (3:1)$0.23 (best)$0.266
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIMedian of 4 providers
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens—
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYeslow · medium · xhighYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenApache-2.0
API model IDqwen3.8-omni-flash—
API providers13 (best)4
ReleasedSep 17, 2026Oct 3, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Jun 18, 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3.8 Omni Flash$2.44
  • Kolibri 1$2.78
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or Kolibri 1?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 77/100 against Kolibri 1 (60). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 Omni Flash or Kolibri 1?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.47 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Kolibri 1 costs $0.164 input / $0.574 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.23 per million tokens for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash versus $0.266 for Kolibri 1 (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash has not been scored yet and Kolibri 1 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Kolibri 1 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?

Kolibri 1 has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash accepts text, images, audio and video; Kolibri 1 accepts text. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Kolibri 1 publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Kolibri 1 is the newest, released Oct 3, 2026. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash came out Sep 17, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Kolibri 1 Jun 18, 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 Nov 2, 2026.

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