As of: 2026-11-13 13:49 CET.
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# Qwen3.8-Max

Alibaba (Qwen), Qwen3.8 family. Status: current. Type: reasoning model. Released: 2026-08. Training cutoff: not published.

## How to call it

| Provider | Model id | Endpoint | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (DashScope, Singapore/Intl) | `qwen3.8-max` | https://{WorkspaceId}.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1 | https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen3-8-max |
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (US Virginia) | `qwen3.8-max` | https://dashscope-us.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1 | https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/compatibility-of-openai-with-dashscope |
| OpenRouter | `qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902` |  | https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902 |
| OpenRouter (open-weight base) | `qwen/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b` |  | https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b |
| Hugging Face |  |  | https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B |
| Web app |  |  | https://chat.qwen.ai |

## Pricing

- Input: $2 per 1M tokens
- Output: $6 per 1M tokens
- Cache read: $0.25 per 1M tokens
- Unit as published: per 1M tokens (USD), Singapore/International region, input up to 1M; Beijing/Global regions 1.65/4.951
- Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen3-8-max
- Last checked: 2026-10-13

## Specs

- Input: text, image, video
- Output: text
- Context window: 1,000,000 tokens
- Max output: 131,072 tokens
- Open weights: yes
- Licence: qwen3.8-max (custom, for open weights Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B)

## What it has not seen

- No published training cutoff. Counted from its release (2026-08): at least 1,604 AI events since (356 major, 72 historic), as of 2026-11-13.
- Everything since July 2026: https://postcutoff.com/since/2026-07/

## What stands out

- First open-weight Qwen-Max-class model: Qwen3.8 brings a Max-class model to open release for the first time (Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B, 2.4T total / 95B active MoE); the API version adds vision input, non-thinking mode, 1M context and built-in tools. Source: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B
- Multi-day autonomous coding: Alibaba markets it as able to code autonomously for over ten days to deliver complete projects, with closed-loop planning and iteration. Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen3-8-max
- Native vision in the agent loop: Image and video understanding used throughout planning, execution and verification; parses ultra-long documents and long videos. Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen3-8-max
- Tunable and preserved thinking: reasoning_effort controls depth; preserve_thinking keeps reasoning context from earlier turns. Source: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B

## Notes

Alibaba's top model. Apsara 2026 (2026-09-22): Alibaba says an updated Qwen3.8-Max went through 33 automated self-improvement cycles, raising its Artificial Analysis score from 40 to 45 (company claim, https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/press-room/alibaba-unveils-roadmap-on-full-stack-ai-strategy). Snapshot qwen3.8-max-0902; fast tier qwen3.8-max-prime (OpenRouter qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime, Beijing 3.301/9.902). Singapore endpoint needs your WorkspaceId (old dashscope-intl domain is being migrated). Also sold via Qwen Cloud (qwencloud.com). Release day not verified (weights on HF 2026-08-08). Knowledge cutoff not published.

Alibaba's flagship for hard reasoning, long-horizon coding and professional work (law, finance, design); 1M context, text/image/video in.

```bash
curl "https://{WorkspaceId}.ap-southeast-1.maas.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1/chat/completions" \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $DASHSCOPE_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"model":"qwen3.8-max","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}],"enable_thinking":true}'
```

Sources: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/qwen3-8-max · https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing · https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B

Model page: https://postcutoff.com/m/qwen3-8-max/