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Qwen3.8 Max vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3.8 Max (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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Qwen3.8 Max holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#5 vs #85); Qwen3 Coder Next is 7.5× cheaper per output token ($0.80/1M vs $6.00/1M); Qwen3.8 Max offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens); and Qwen3 Coder Next ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.8 Max if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #5 against #85 (80.5 vs 27.6 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 58.1 against 21.3.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.8 Max was listed 3 August 2026, Qwen3 Coder Next 4 February 2026.

Choose Qwen3 Coder Next if…

  • API cost matters — $0.80/1M output tokens against $6.00/1M, about 7.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.12/1M against $2.00/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Coder Next ships open weights while Qwen3.8 Max is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.

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

Specification comparison of Qwen3.8 Max and Qwen3 Coder Next
FieldQwen3.8 MaxQwenQwen3 Coder NextQwen
ModelCap Index position#5#85
Index score80.527.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$2.00$0.12
Output price / 1M tokens$6.00$0.80
Context window1M tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens131K262K
API providers listed14
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
First listed3 August 20264 February 2026
PublisherQwenQwen

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · 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 Max vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.8 Max or Qwen3 Coder Next has a published result
BoardQwen3.8 MaxQwen3 Coder NextLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15291516–1542—Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena7.6%6.0%–9.2%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis58.1intelligence-index21.3intelligence-indexQwen3.8 Max

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 Max vs Qwen3 Coder Next: common questions

Is Qwen3.8 Max better than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3.8 Max ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #5 against #85. 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 Max cheaper than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens: $0.80/1M against $6.00/1M. Input tokens are $2.00/1M for Qwen3.8 Max 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 Max or Qwen3 Coder Next?

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

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

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

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

Qwen3.8 Max: API only. 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 Max and Qwen3 Coder Next?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3.8 Max 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 Max vs Qwen3 Coder Next comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 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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