Model comparison - Similar price, same tier
GPT-6.1 Sol vs Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B
GPT-6.1 Sol is from OpenAI and Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B is from Alibaba Cloud (Qwen). On list price, both charge $2 per 1M input tokens, and GPT-6.1 Sol charges 1.7x Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B's output price ($10 vs $6 per 1M tokens). GPT-6.1 Sol has a 1,050,000-token context window and Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B 1,000,000 tokens; max output is 128,000 and 131,072 tokens per response. GPT-6.1 Sol was released on September 29, 2026 and Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B on August 12, 2026. Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B publishes open weights (Qwen3.8-Max license (Hugging Face license_name qwen3.8-max, license tag: other)); GPT-6.1 Sol is closed-weights.
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Side-by-side specs
| Spec | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) |
| Input / 1M tokens | $2 | $2 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $10 | $6 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.10 | $0.17 |
| Cache write / 1M | $2.50 | $2.50 |
| Batch input / 1M | $1 | - |
| Batch output / 1M | $5 | - |
| Long-context rates above | 272,000 tokens | - |
| Context window | 1,050,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Max output | 128,000 | 131,072 |
| Release date | ||
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| License | - | Qwen3.8-Max license (Hugging Face license_name qwen3.8-max, license tag: other) |
| API model id | gpt-6.1-sol | qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b |
| AI Gateway id | openai/gpt-6.1-sol | alibaba/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b |
| Last verified |
Prices in USD per 1M tokens at each provider's standard first-party rate. A dash means the provider does not bill that item separately or no primary page states it.
What each costs in practice
The same three workloads every model page uses, worked from each model's standard list rates. Swap in your own token counts with the math on each model's page.
| Workload | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B |
|---|---|---|
| One agent session1M input tokens and 100K output tokens, no caching. | $3.00 | $2.60 |
| A chat app10,000 requests a day at 2K input and 500 output tokens each. | $90.00$2,700.00 per 30-day month | $70.00$2,100.00 per 30-day month |
| The same session at a 90% cache hit90% of the input is read from the prompt cache. The one-time cache write premium is not included. | $1.29 | $0.953 |
Show the math
GPT-6.1 Sol
- One agent sessionInput: 1M x $2 = $2.00Output: 0.1M x $10 = $1.00
- A chat appInput: 20M x $2 = $40.00Output: 5M x $10 = $50.00
- The same session at a 90% cache hitCached input: 0.9M x $0.10 = $0.09Uncached input: 0.1M x $2 = $0.20Output: 0.1M x $10 = $1.00
Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B
- One agent sessionInput: 1M x $2 = $2.00Output: 0.1M x $6 = $0.60
- A chat appInput: 20M x $2 = $40.00Output: 5M x $6 = $30.00
- The same session at a 90% cache hitCached input: 0.9M x $0.17 = $0.153Uncached input: 0.1M x $2 = $0.20Output: 0.1M x $6 = $0.60
Benchmarks under the same setting
No board in the benchmark directory lists both GPT-6.1 Sol and Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B under the same setting, so there is no like-for-like score to show here.
Set them up in your tools
Step-by-step guides whose official docs list GPT-6.1 Sol or Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B by model id.
Model pages
FAQ
How do GPT-6.1 Sol and Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B compare on price?
On list price, both charge $2 per 1M input tokens, and GPT-6.1 Sol charges 1.7x Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B's output price ($10 vs $6 per 1M tokens). For one agent session of 1M input and 100K output tokens with no caching, that is $3.00 on GPT-6.1 Sol and $2.60 on Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B. Prices are each provider's first-party list rates, verified October 17, 2026 and October 17, 2026.
What are the context windows of GPT-6.1 Sol and Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B?
GPT-6.1 Sol has a 1,050,000-token context window and Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B 1,000,000 tokens; max output is 128,000 and 131,072 tokens per response.
Are GPT-6.1 Sol and Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B open weights?
GPT-6.1 Sol is closed-weights and is called through OpenAI's API as gpt-6.1-sol. Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B's weights are published at huggingface.co under the Qwen3.8-Max license (Hugging Face license_name qwen3.8-max, license tag: other).
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Sources
GPT-6.1 Sol verified from developers.openai.com; Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B verified from alibabacloud.com. This page is as current as the older of the two: .
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-6.1-sol
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog
- https://modelstudio.console.alibabacloud.com/ap-southeast-1/model/market/detail/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/context-cache
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/newly-released-models
- https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B
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