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Parse vs Qwen3.8 Max

Comparing Parse and Qwen3.8 Max across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Cohere · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Parse and Qwen3.8 Max trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Qwen3.8 Max also accepts a larger context window (256,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Parse

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Qwen3.8 Max

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 256,000 token context window
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Benchmark wins
Input price
— / M
$1.65 / M
Output price
— / M
$4.95 / M
Context window
8,192
256,000

Individual benchmarks

1 reported for Parse · 42 for Qwen3.8 Max

No common benchmarks found

Parse and Qwen3.8 Maxdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2397.7B diff

Qwen3.8 Max has 2397.7B more parameters than Parse, making it 104247.8% larger.

Cohere
Parse
2.3Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
2.4Tparameters
2.3B
Parse
2400.0B
Qwen3.8 Max

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3.8 Max accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to Parse's 8,192 tokens. Only Qwen3.8 Max specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Cohere
Parse
Input8,192 tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
Input256,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Parse and Qwen3.8 Max support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Parse

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8 Max

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Parse is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.8 Max uses Qwen3.8-Max License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Parse

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.8 Max

Qwen3.8-Max License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Parse was released on 2026-08-27, while Qwen3.8 Max was released on 2026-08-02.

Parse is 1 month newer than Qwen3.8 Max.

Parse

Aug 27, 2026

4 days ago

3w newer
Qwen3.8 Max

Aug 2, 2026

4 weeks ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Parse is available from Azure, Cohere. Qwen3.8 Max is available from DeepInfra, Fireworks, Novita, Together.

Parse

azure logo
Azure
cohere logo
Cohere

Qwen3.8 Max

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $1.65/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.95/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $6.00/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $6.00/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $2.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $6.25/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Parse and Qwen3.8 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Parse
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8 Max
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FAQ

Common questions about Parse vs Qwen3.8 Max.

Which is better, Parse or Qwen3.8 Max?

Parse (Cohere) and Qwen3.8 Max (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Parse compare to Qwen3.8 Max in benchmarks?

Parse scores ParseBench: 79.2%. Qwen3.8 Max scores PaperBench: 93.0%, MRCR v2 (8-needle): 92.9%, GPQA: 92.6%, VideoMME w sub.: 90.4%, RealWorldQA: 88.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Parse and Qwen3.8 Max?

Parse supports 8K tokens and Qwen3.8 Max supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Parse and Qwen3.8 Max?

Key differences include context window (8K vs 256K), licensing (Proprietary vs Qwen3.8-Max License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Parse and Qwen3.8 Max?

Parse is developed by Cohere and Qwen3.8 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.