Model comparison - Same provider, successor
Qwen3.7-Max vs Qwen3.8-Max
Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max are both Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) models. On list price, Qwen3.8-Max charges 20% less than Qwen3.7-Max for input ($2 vs $2.50 per 1M tokens), and Qwen3.8-Max charges 20% less than Qwen3.7-Max for output ($6 vs $7.50 per 1M tokens). Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max both have a 1,000,000-token context window, and both return up to 131,072 output tokens per response. Qwen3.7-Max was released on May 21, 2026 and Qwen3.8-Max on August 2, 2026. Both are closed-weights models, available only through an API.
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Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Qwen3.7-Max | Qwen3.8-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) | Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) |
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.50 | $2 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $7.50 | $6 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.25 | $0.17 |
| Cache write / 1M | $3.125 | $2.50 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Max output | 131,072 | 131,072 |
| Release date | ||
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| API model id | qwen3.7-max | qwen3.8-max |
| AI Gateway id | alibaba/qwen3.7-max | alibaba/qwen3.8-max |
| 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 | Qwen3.7-Max | Qwen3.8-Max |
|---|---|---|
| One agent session1M input tokens and 100K output tokens, no caching. | $3.25 | $2.60 |
| A chat app10,000 requests a day at 2K input and 500 output tokens each. | $87.50$2,625.00 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. | $1.23 | $0.953 |
Show the math
Qwen3.7-Max
- One agent sessionInput: 1M x $2.50 = $2.50Output: 0.1M x $7.50 = $0.75
- A chat appInput: 20M x $2.50 = $50.00Output: 5M x $7.50 = $37.50
- The same session at a 90% cache hitCached input: 0.9M x $0.25 = $0.225Uncached input: 0.1M x $2.50 = $0.25Output: 0.1M x $7.50 = $0.75
Qwen3.8-Max
- 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 Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max 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 Qwen3.7-Max or Qwen3.8-Max by model id.
- Use Qwen in AiderLists Qwen3.7-Max
- Use Qwen in Claude CodeLists Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max
- Use Qwen in ClineLists Qwen3.7-Max
- Use Qwen in Codex CLILists Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max
- Use Qwen in ContinueLists Qwen3.7-Max
- Use Qwen in CursorLists Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max
- Use Qwen in GooseLists Qwen3.7-Max
- Use Qwen in Kilo CodeLists Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.7-Max
- Use Qwen in OpenCodeLists Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max
- Use Qwen in Roo CodeLists Qwen3.7-Max
- Use Qwen in ZedLists Qwen3.7-Max
Model pages
FAQ
How do Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max compare on price?
On list price, Qwen3.8-Max charges 20% less than Qwen3.7-Max for input ($2 vs $2.50 per 1M tokens), and Qwen3.8-Max charges 20% less than Qwen3.7-Max for output ($6 vs $7.50 per 1M tokens). For one agent session of 1M input and 100K output tokens with no caching, that is $3.25 on Qwen3.7-Max and $2.60 on Qwen3.8-Max. Prices are each provider's first-party list rates, verified October 17, 2026 and October 17, 2026.
What are the context windows of Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max?
Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max both have a 1,000,000-token context window, and both return up to 131,072 output tokens per response.
Are Qwen3.7-Max and Qwen3.8-Max open weights?
Qwen3.7-Max is closed-weights and is called through Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)'s API as qwen3.7-max. Qwen3.8-Max is closed-weights and is called through Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)'s API as qwen3.8-max.
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Sources
Qwen3.7-Max verified from alibabacloud.com; Qwen3.8-Max verified from alibabacloud.com. This page is as current as the older of the two: .
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing
- https://modelstudio.console.alibabacloud.com/ap-southeast-1/model/market/detail/qwen3.7-max
- https://www.qwencloud.com/models/qwen3.7-max
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/text-generation-model
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/context-cache
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/newly-released-models
- https://modelstudio.console.alibabacloud.com/ap-southeast-1/model/market/detail/qwen3.8-max
- https://www.qwencloud.com/models/qwen3.8-max
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