Qwen 3.8 Max Prime
Summary
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is a proprietary language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 23 Sept 2026. It accepts text, images and video and generates text, with a 1M-token context window and up to 131K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $4 per million input tokens and $12 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 2 providers we track.
Qwen vision-language model for visual reasoning, documents, and agent tasks
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 23 Sept 2026 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Proprietary (API only) [models.dev] |
| Context window | 1M (1,000,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 131K tokens [models.dev] |
| Input | Text, images and video [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
| Structured output | Yes [models.dev] |
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime | $4 | $12 | $0.50 | 1M | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway alibaba/qwen3.8-max-prime | $4 | $12 | $0.50 | 1M | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen 3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M) and can generate up to 131,072 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Qwen 3.8 Max Prime API cost?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is listed from $4 per million input tokens and $12 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Qwen 3.8 Max Prime open source?
No. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is a proprietary model; Alibaba (Qwen) has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway.
When was Qwen 3.8 Max Prime released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen 3.8 Max Prime on 23 Sept 2026, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer Qwen 3.8 Max Prime?
We track Qwen 3.8 Max Prime on 2 providers: OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.