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Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3.8 Flash (Qwen) and Qwen3 Coder Next (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 Flash holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#17 vs #91); Qwen3.8 Flash is 1.7× cheaper per output token ($0.47/1M vs $0.80/1M); Qwen3.8 Flash offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens); and Qwen3 Coder Next ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.8 Flash if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #17 against #91 (72.1 vs 28.0 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.47/1M output tokens against $0.80/1M, about 1.7× cheaper.
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 55.8 against 21.3.
  • AA Terminal-Bench 2.1 is your yardstick — 86.1% against 38.2%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 38.0% against 10.1%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.8 Flash was listed 26 August 2026, Qwen3 Coder Next 4 February 2026.

Choose Qwen3 Coder Next if…

  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.12/1M against $0.15/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Coder Next ships open weights while Qwen3.8 Flash is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.

Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3 Coder Next: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Next
FieldQwen3.8 FlashQwenQwen3 Coder NextQwen
ModelCap Index position#17#91
Index score72.128.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.15$0.12
Output price / 1M tokens$0.47$0.80
Context window1M tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens131K236K
API providers listed14
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
First listed26 August 20264 February 2026
PublisherQwenQwen

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

Benchmark scores: Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.8 Flash or Qwen3 Coder Next has a published result
BoardQwen3.8 FlashQwen3 Coder NextLeads
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis55.8intelligence-index21.3intelligence-indexQwen3.8 Flash
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis86.1%terminal-bench-2.138.2%terminal-bench-2.1Qwen3.8 Flash
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—79.5%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis38.0%humanitys-last-exam10.1%humanitys-last-examQwen3.8 Flash

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 Coder Next: common questions

Is Qwen3.8 Flash better than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3.8 Flash ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #17 against #91. 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 Coder Next?

Qwen3.8 Flash is cheaper on output tokens: $0.47/1M against $0.80/1M. Input tokens are $0.15/1M for Qwen3.8 Flash and $0.12/1M for Qwen3 Coder Next. 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 Coder Next?

Qwen3.8 Flash has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

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

AA Terminal-Bench 2.1: Qwen3.8 Flash 86.1%, Qwen3 Coder Next 38.2% — Qwen3.8 Flash leads.

Are Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 Coder Next open-weight models?

Qwen3.8 Flash: Restricted license. Qwen3 Coder Next: Open weights. 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 Coder Next?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3.8 Flash and 4 for Qwen3 Coder Next, 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 Coder Next 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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