# Qwen 3.8 Max

> Qwen 3.8 Max is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 19 Jul 2026. It accepts text and images and generates text, with a 262K-token context window and up to 128K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens (Vercel AI Gateway), across 1 provider we track.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/qwen3-8-max-preview
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** Alibaba (Qwen)
- **Release date:** 19 Jul 2026 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)
- **Status:** Generally available (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)
- **Weights:** Proprietary (API only) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)
- **Context window:** 262K (262,144 tokens) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)
- **Max output:** 128K tokens (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)
- **Input:** Text and images (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)
- **Output:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)
- **Reasoning mode:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)
- **Tool calling:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-max.toml)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI Gateway | $2 | $6 | $0.25 | 262K |

## FAQ

### What is the context window of Qwen 3.8 Max?

Qwen 3.8 Max has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K) and can generate up to 128,000 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.

### How much does the Qwen 3.8 Max API cost?

Qwen 3.8 Max is listed from $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens (Vercel AI Gateway). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.

### Is Qwen 3.8 Max open source?

No. Qwen 3.8 Max is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including Vercel AI Gateway.

### When was Qwen 3.8 Max released?

Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen 3.8 Max on 19 Jul 2026, according to models.dev.

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