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Qwen3.8 Max vs Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
Live dataset updated 8/17/2026, 11:13:20 PM UTC
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|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #5 | #101 |
| Index score | 80.5 | 23.7 |
| Evidence | Measured4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards | Estimatedpublisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated |
| Input / 1M | $2.00 | $0.18 |
| Output / 1M | $6.00 | $2.10 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 1M | 131K |
| Providers | 1 | 1 |
| Weight access | API only | Open weights |
Decision facts
- Qwen3.8 Max is #5; Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is #101 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 80.5 for Qwen3.8 Max and 23.7 for Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.
- Evidence differs: Qwen3.8 Max is Measured; Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is Estimated.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $6.00 for Qwen3.8 Max and $2.10 for Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.
- Published context is 1,000,000 tokens for Qwen3.8 Max and 131,072 for Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.
- Weight access differs: Qwen3.8 Max is none; Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is open.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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