Qwen3.8 Flash
$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.47 per 1M output tokens · 1M context · vision, tools, reasoning, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Qwen3.8 Flash costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads, using the cached-input price for repeated context. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $64.54 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $15.82 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $29.10 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $1.46 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $156 |
Price history
We started tracking Qwen3.8 Flash on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Qwen3.8 Flash: 2 providers
Alibaba is the cheapest at $0.15 input / $0.47 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
Cheaper alternatives to Qwen3.8 Flash
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | visionaudiotoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek | $0.049 | $0.375 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL inclusionAI | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| MiMo-V2.5 Xiaomi | $0.119 | $0.238 | 1.05M | visionaudiotoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Qwen3.8 Flash
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $93.48 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $76.66 (82%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $64.54 | $28.94 (31%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Qwen3.8 Flash.
Specifications
| Model ID | qwen/qwen3.8-flash |
| Input | text, image, video |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| Released | Aug 26, 2026 |
FAQ
- How much does Qwen3.8 Flash cost?
- $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.47 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.016 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Qwen3.8 Flash?
- 1M tokens, with up to 131K output tokens per response.
- Does Qwen3.8 Flash support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3.8 Flash?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), MiMo-V2.6-Flash ($0.14 / $0.28), DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.049 / $0.375).
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