Alibaba QwenreasoningQwen3.8 Max Prime pricing
$4.00 per 1M input tokens and $12.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 2.0¢ per chat answer and 8.4¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 | 2.0¢$19.53 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 304 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.95¢$9.52 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 304 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥19¢$192 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 330 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥19¢$193 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 329 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.1¢$21.17 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 253 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 2.5¢$25.07 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 300 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 8.4¢$84.18 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 313 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 2.8¢$28.14 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 313 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥22¢$217 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 312 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 5.0¢$49.64 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 312 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 11¢$107 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 327 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥21¢$211 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 311 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 3.2¢$32.27 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 317 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $2.57$2,570 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 299 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3.8 Max Prime through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alibabaunknown | $4.00 / $12.00 | $0.50 | 1M | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 29, 2026 at $4.00 input / $12.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Qwen3.8 Max Prime cost?
Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 per 1 million input tokens and $12.00 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.50 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 2.0¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 8.4¢.
Where is Qwen3.8 Max Prime cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Alibaba: $4.00 input and $12.00 output per 1M tokens.
Does Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 Prime cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3.8 Max Prime was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.