How much does Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime cost per 1M tokens?

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $12.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.500 per 1M.

What is Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime's context window?

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 131,072 output tokens.

Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $4.00 for Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime, with a 16,385 token context window.

Where does this Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime price come from?

From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime pricing

Qwen3.8 Max Prime is a higher-throughput variant of Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba's Qwen team, served as a separate SKU at a higher price point. Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime from OpenRouter costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $12.00 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.500 per 1M. Context window 1,000,000 tokens.

API id qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$4.00

Input / 1M tokens

$12.00

Output / 1M tokens

$0.500

Cached input / 1M

Context window

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime specifications

Provider: OpenRouter
API id: qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime
Model type: general-purpose
Context window: 1M tokens
Max output: 131K tokens
Currency: USD
Price source: Provider API
Last checked: 2026-09-25

Qwen3.8 Max Prime across providers

The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.

Provider	Input /1M	Cached /1M	Output /1M	1M in + 1M out	vs vendor
Alibaba (Qwen)VendorCheapest	$4.00	$0.500	$12.00	$16.00	—
OpenRouterHostviewing	$4.00	$0.500	$12.00	$16.00	—

What Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
Workload	Input tokens	Output tokens	Estimated cost
Short chat turn	1,000	500	$0.01
Document summary	50,000	2,000	$0.22
1M tokens in, 200K out	1,000,000	200,000	$6.40

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Common questions

How much does Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime cost per 1M tokens?: Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $12.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.500 per 1M.
What is Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime's context window?: Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 131,072 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime?: Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $4.00 for Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime price come from?: From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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