# Qwen 3.8 Max Prime

> 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.

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

## Specifications

- **Developer:** Alibaba (Qwen)
- **Release date:** 23 Sept 2026 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Status:** Generally available (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Weights:** Proprietary (API only) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Context window:** 1M (1,000,000 tokens) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Max output:** 131K tokens (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Input:** Text, images and video (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Output:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Reasoning mode:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Tool calling:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)
- **Structured output:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/openrouter/models/qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime.toml)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $4 | $12 | $0.50 | 1M |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $4 | $12 | $0.50 | 1M |

## FAQ

### 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.

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