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title: "Qwen3.8-Max API pricing: ⁨$1.65⁩ in, ⁨$4.95⁩ out · DotsAgent"
description: "Qwen3.8-Max by Alibaba Cloud (Qwen): price per million input, cached and output tokens, context window, agent features and what a real agent task costs on it."
url: https://dotsagent.io/models/qwen3-8-max
---

[Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)](https://dotsagent.io/providers/qwen)

· Flagship

# Qwen3.8-Max API pricing and specs

The first open-weight Qwen Max model, with thinking and non-thinking modes and up to 262K tokens of reasoning.

Input

$1.65

Cached input

$0.21

Output

$4.95

US dollars per million tokens, standard tier, short-prompt rate

Explicit cache reads cost $0.137 per million and cache creation $2.063. The Singapore region charges $2 input and $6 output. Batch pricing is offered only in the Beijing region.

## Spec sheet

- **API model string**: `qwen3.8-max`
- **Provider**: [Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)](https://dotsagent.io/providers/qwen)
- **Context**: 1M tokens
- **Max output**: 131K tokens
- **Released**: August 3, 2026
- **Batch API**: No batch discount listed
- **Documented agent features**: Tool callingStructured outputBuilt-in web searchAdjustable reasoningImage input

## What a task costs

Four reference workloads priced at this model's list rates, with caching applied after the first call. Your numbers will differ; the calculator lets you change every assumption.

| Workload | Per task | Per 1,000 tasks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Support bot 4 calls, short tool lookups | $0.039 | $39 |
| Coding agent 30 calls, files and test output | $1.63 | $1,629 |
| Browser agent 25 calls, screenshots and page text | $1.15 | $1,153 |
| Research agent 15 calls, long search results | $1.04 | $1,037 |

[Change the assumptions](https://dotsagent.io/cost#model=qwen3-8-max)

## Other Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) models

- [Qwen3.7-Plus](https://dotsagent.io/models/qwen3-7-plus): $0.28 / $1.10

- [Qwen3.7-Flash](https://dotsagent.io/models/qwen3-7-flash): $0.028 / $0.11

## Similar cost elsewhere

Models from other providers whose cost on the 30-step coding workload is closest to this one.

- [GLM-5.3](https://dotsagent.io/models/glm-5-3): $1.63 per coding task

- [GPT-6.1 Sol](https://dotsagent.io/models/gpt-6-1-sol): $1.69 per coding task

- [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://dotsagent.io/models/gemini-3-5-flash): $1.54 per coding task

- [Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://dotsagent.io/models/claude-sonnet-5-5): $1.98 per coding task

## Sources

1. [alibabacloud.com](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen3-8-max)/help/en/model-studio/qwen3-8-max
2. [alibabacloud.com](https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/press-room/alibaba-unveils-qwen3-8-max)/en/press-room/alibaba-unveils-qwen3-8-max
3. [qwen.ai](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8)/blog?id=qwen3.8

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