Alibaba QwenreasoningQwen3.8 Max (0902) pricing
$2.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.98¢ per chat answer and 4.2¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.98¢$9.76 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 272 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.48¢$4.76 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 270 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥9.6¢$96.21 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 318 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥9.7¢$96.69 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 318 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.1¢$10.58 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 186 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 1.3¢$12.53 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 279 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 4.2¢$42.09 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 290 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 1.4¢$14.07 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 293 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥11¢$109 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 286 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 2.5¢$24.82 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 287 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 5.3¢$53.40 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 312 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥11¢$106 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 292 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 1.6¢$16.13 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 293 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.29$1,285 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 247 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3.8 Max (0902) through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alibabaunknown | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.25 | 1M | 100% |
Alibabaunknown | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.25 | 1M | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 7, 2026 at $2.00 input / $6.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Qwen3.8 Max (0902) cost?
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs $2.00 per 1 million input tokens and $6.00 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.25 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.98¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 4.2¢.
Where is Qwen3.8 Max (0902) cheapest?
Among 2 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Alibaba: $2.00 input and $6.00 output per 1M tokens.
Does Qwen3.8 Max (0902) charge for reasoning tokens?
Yes. Reasoning (thinking) tokens are billed as output tokens. That is why the cost per task can be much higher than the visible answer suggests - our task costs include them.
Is the Qwen3.8 Max (0902) cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.