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Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max

Qwen3.8 Flash (Qwen) and Qwen3.8 Max (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Qwen3.8 Max holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#7 vs #17); and Qwen3.8 Flash is 12.8× cheaper per output token ($0.47/1M vs $6.00/1M).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.8 Flash if…

  • API cost matters — $0.47/1M output tokens against $6.00/1M, about 12.8× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.15/1M against $2.00/1M.
  • AA Terminal-Bench 2.1 is your yardstick — 86.1% against 81.3%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.8 Flash was listed 26 August 2026, Qwen3.8 Max 3 August 2026.

Choose Qwen3.8 Max if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #7 against #17 (78.9 vs 72.1 points).
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 58.1 against 55.8.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 43.0% against 38.0%.

Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 Max
FieldQwen3.8 FlashQwenQwen3.8 MaxQwen
ModelCap Index position#17#7
Index score72.178.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.15$2.00
Output price / 1M tokens$0.47$6.00
Context window1M tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens131K131K
API providers listed11
Weight accessRestricted licenseAPI only
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image, Video
First listed26 August 20263 August 2026
PublisherQwenQwen

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.8 Flash or Qwen3.8 Max has a published result
BoardQwen3.8 FlashQwen3.8 MaxLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—15191509–1529Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena—6.0%4.9%–7.1%Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis55.8intelligence-index58.1intelligence-indexQwen3.8 Max
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis86.1%terminal-bench-2.181.3%terminal-bench-2.1Qwen3.8 Flash
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis38.0%humanitys-last-exam43.0%humanitys-last-examQwen3.8 Max
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench—56.2Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max: common questions

Is Qwen3.8 Flash better than Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #7 against #17. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Qwen3.8 Flash cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Flash is cheaper on output tokens: $0.47/1M against $6.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.15/1M for Qwen3.8 Flash and $2.00/1M for Qwen3.8 Max. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.8 Flash or Qwen3.8 Max?

Both publish a 1M-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.8 Flash or Qwen3.8 Max?

AA Terminal-Bench 2.1: Qwen3.8 Flash 86.1%, Qwen3.8 Max 81.3% — Qwen3.8 Flash leads.

Are Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 Max open-weight models?

Qwen3.8 Flash: Restricted license. Qwen3.8 Max: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 Max?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3.8 Flash and 1 for Qwen3.8 Max, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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