Qwen3.8 Flash pricing & specs

Alibaba (Qwen) · released 2026-08-26 · ● verified 2026-10-11

input / 1M$0.15
output / 1M$0.47
context1M
max output131.1K

// price history ($/1M tokens)

$0.5405
input $/1Moutput $/1M2026-08-28 → 2026-10-11

// cheaper or similar alternatives

modelinoutctxvs Qwen3.8 Flash
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.131M−76.1%
Qwen3.5 Flash$0.10$0.401M−23.9%
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10$0.401.05M−23.9%
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash$0.15$0.471M0%
GLM-5.3-Flash$0.15$0.501M+3.3%
Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3.8 Flash →Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash →Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Flash →DeepSeek-V3.1 vs Qwen3.8 Flash →Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Qwen3.8 Flash →Gemma 4 31B IT vs Qwen3.8 Flash →

// price by host

hostin $/1Mout $/1M
DeepInfra$0.113$0.382
Novita AI$0.15$0.47

// faq

How much does Qwen3.8 Flash cost?

Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.47 per million output tokens. At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $12.20.

What is the context window of Qwen3.8 Flash?

1M tokens, with up to 131.1K output tokens per request.

Does Qwen3.8 Flash support prompt caching?

Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.016 per million and cache writes cost $0.20 per million.

What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3.8 Flash?

Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 in / $0.13 out), Qwen3.5 Flash ($0.10 in / $0.40 out), Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.10 in / $0.40 out) offer the same input types and capabilities for less.

// spec sheet

input / 1M
$0.15
output / 1M
$0.47
cache read / 1M
$0.016
cache write / 1M
$0.20
blended (3:1)
$0.23
context
1M
max output
131.1K
input types
text · image · video
reasoning
yes
tool calling
yes
structured output
yes
open weights
no
knowledge cutoff
n/a
price source
Alibaba (Qwen)

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// cost calculator

modelin $/1Mout $/1M= monthly
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.13$2.80
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10$0.40$9.00
Qwen3.5 Flash$0.10$0.40$9.00
Qwen3.8 Flash$0.15$0.47$12.20

Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.