Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 Max are closely matched at 49.6 and 52.7 on the LLM Stats Score. Qwen3.8 Flash is 10.8x cheaper per token.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 Max are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 49.6 and 52.7.
In the 15 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8 Max wins 11; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Qwen3.8 Flash is roughly 10.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Qwen3.8 Flash also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 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 Qwen3.8 Flash
- cost matters — it's about 10.8x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
Choose Qwen3.8 Max
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 11 of 15 exact shared results
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
22 reported for Qwen3.8 Flash · 42 for Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Flash outperforms in 4 benchmarks (DeepSWE 1.1, Job Bench, RealWorldQA, Toolathlon), while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 11 benchmarks (Agents' Last Exam, AndroidWorld, CoWorkBench, ERQA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IFBench, LVBench, NL2Repo, SWE-Bench Pro, Vision2Web).
Qwen3.8 Max shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Qwen3.8 Flash ($0.15/1M tokens) is 11.0x cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max ($1.65/1M tokens).
For output processing, Qwen3.8 Flash ($0.47/1M tokens) is 10.5x cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max ($4.95/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3.8 Max is more expensive than Qwen3.8 Flash.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3.8 Max has 2275.0B more parameters than Qwen3.8 Flash, making it 1820.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Qwen3.8 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3.8 Max's 256,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 131,072 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 Max support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Qwen3.8 Flash
Qwen3.8 Max
License
Usage and distribution terms
Qwen3.8 Flash 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.
Proprietary
Closed source
Qwen3.8-Max License
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Qwen3.8 Flash was released on 2026-08-26, while Qwen3.8 Max was released on 2026-08-02.
Qwen3.8 Flash is 1 month newer than Qwen3.8 Max.
Aug 26, 2026
5 days ago
3w newerAug 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.
Provider Availability
Qwen3.8 Flash is available from Novita. Qwen3.8 Max is available from DeepInfra, Fireworks, Novita, Together.
Qwen3.8 Flash
Qwen3.8 Max
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max.