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Qwen3.8 Max (0902) pricing, context window and specs
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, and reads up to 1,000,000 tokens per request. By blended price it is number 12 of Qwen’s 13 current models here, counting from the cheapest.
- Input / 1M
- $2
- Output / 1M
- $6
- Cached / 1M
- $0.25
- Context
- 1,000,000
- Max output
- 131,072
- Released
- 2026-09-03
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Pricing
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) API pricing
| Price per 1M tokens | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $2 | $6 |
| Cached input (read) | $0.25 | – |
Output costs 3.0× the input price, so long replies drive the bill more than long prompts. If your requests share a long fixed prefix, such as a system prompt or tool definitions, caching cuts that part to 13% of the normal input price.
Examples
What Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs in practice
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Requests/day | Per request | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot50% cached | 1,500 / 400 | 1,000 | $0.00409 | $124.33 |
| RAG app20% cached | 6,000 / 500 | 500 | $0.0129 | $196.19 |
| Coding agent80% cached | 40,000 / 2,000 | 200 | $0.036 | $219.00 |
| Document summariser | 8,000 / 600 | 300 | $0.0196 | $178.85 |
Change any number in the cost calculator.
Context
Context window
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens per request, roughly 750,000 English words or 1,500 pages. That budget is shared between your prompt and the reply, and a single reply is capped at 131,072 tokens.
Filling the whole window with one prompt costs about $2.00 at list price, so for repeated long-document work, retrieval (sending only the relevant parts) or prompt caching is usually much cheaper.
Features
Capabilities
- Image input
- Yes
- Tool / function calling
- Yes
- Reasoning mode
- Yes
- Prompt caching
- Yes
- Structured output
- Yes
- Open weights
- No
- Accepts
- text, image, video
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not published
As declared by the provider’s API. It shows a feature exists, not how well it works.
API
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) model ID
- OpenRouter
qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902
Use the OpenRouter ID when calling it through OpenRouter; Qwen’s own API may name it differently. See the model ID reference for the providers we document.
Qwen
Where Qwen3.8 Max (0902) sits in Qwen’s line-up
Ranked by blended price (three parts input to one part output, $3 per 1M for Qwen3.8 Max (0902)), it is number 12 of Qwen’s 13 current models here, counting from the cheapest. One step down, Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B costs $3 blended, the same. Unlike Qwen3.8 Max (0902), it doesn’t accept images or video and has open weights. One step up, Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $6 (2× as much). It has the same published limits and features as Qwen3.8 Max (0902). See every Qwen model and price
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5-9B | $0.10 | $0.15 | 256,000 | 2026-03-10 |
| Qwen3.8 Flash | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1,000,000 | 2026-08-26 |
| Qwen3.8 Omni Flash | $0.15 | $0.47 | 1,000,000 | 2026-09-21 |
| Qwen3 Coder Next | $0.12 | $0.80 | 262,144 | 2026-02-04 |
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B | $0.10 | $0.95 | 262,144 | 2026-04-27 |
| Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | $0.25 | $0.75 | 262,144 | 2025-10-14 |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | $0.32 | $1.28 | 1,000,000 | 2026-06-03 |
| Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | $0.26 | $2.08 | 262,144 | 2026-02-25 |
| Qwen3.6 27B | $0.32 | $3.20 | 262,144 | 2026-04-27 |
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B | $0.55 | $3.50 | 262,144 | 2026-02-16 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | $2 | $6 | 1,048,576 | 2026-08-12 |
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) (this page) | $2 | $6 | 1,000,000 | 2026-09-03 |
| Qwen3.8 Max Prime | $4 | $12 | 1,000,000 | 2026-09-23 |
Qwen’s current models with a page here, cheapest first. Older and superseded models are listed on the provider page and in the comparison table.
History
Earlier versions of Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
The previous model in this line is Qwen3.7 Max, first listed on 2026-05-21. Compared with it, Qwen3.8 Max (0902)’s input price is 36% higher and its output price is 36% higher.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.7 Max | $1.475 | $4.425 | 1,000,000 | 2026-05-21 |
Earlier releases with the same name and size in our data, newest first. Dates are when our source first listed each model.
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FAQ
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) questions
How much does Qwen3.8 Max (0902) cost?
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.25. A typical chatbot reply (1,500 tokens in, 400 out) costs about $0.0054. Use the LLM cost calculator for your own workload.
What is Qwen3.8 Max (0902)’s context window?
1,000,000 tokens, about 750,000 English words or 1,500 printed pages, shared between your prompt and the reply. A single reply can be up to 131,072 tokens.
Does Qwen3.8 Max (0902) support prompt caching and batch requests?
Yes, cached input is billed at $0.25 per million tokens (13% of the normal input price). No batch price is published for it.
What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3.8 Max (0902)?
With the same essentials (image input and tool calling), the cheapest options are Qwen3.6 35B A3B (90% cheaper), GLM 4.6V (85% cheaper), Command A+ (80% cheaper). Cheaper doesn’t mean equivalent, so test them on your own prompts.
What is the API model ID for Qwen3.8 Max (0902)?
On OpenRouter it is qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902. Qwen’s own API may use a different name, so check its model list before you deploy. Pass the ID as the model value in each request.
What did Qwen3.8 Max (0902) replace?
The previous Qwen model in the same line is Qwen3.7 Max, first listed on 2026-05-21. Compared with it, Qwen3.8 Max (0902)’s input price is 36% higher and its output price is 36% higher. Prices are only part of the picture, so test the newer model on your own prompts before switching.
Is Qwen3.8 Max (0902) open source?
No, Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is only available through Qwen’s API and partners; its weights aren’t published.