Qwen3.8 Flash Pricing, Benchmarks & Channels
Qwen3.8 Flash is a 2026-08-26 model from Alibaba Qwen featuring a 1M context window and extended reasoning capabilities. Lowest rate on DeepInfra ($0.113 in / $0.382 out per 1M tokens).
Input Price / 1M
$0.11875
Output Price / 1M
$0.40073
Cache Read / 1M
$0.014844
Context Window
1M
Generation Speed
55 TPS
Access Grade
A · CN Direct
F.A.R.E. Four-Dimension Score Breakdown
Scenario Capability Breakdown (0–100):
💻 Coding
87/100
✍️ Writing
87/100
📚 Long-Doc RAG
94/100
👁️ Vision OCR
85/100
F.A.R.E. CAPABILITY RADAR
Qwen3.8 Flash Multi-Platform Price Comparison (4 Verified Channels)
All prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Domestic developers can prioritize channels marked "Direct in CN" for compliant access and local billing.
| Platform / Gateway | Network Access | Input ($/1M) | Output ($/1M) | Cache Hit ($/1M) | Billing & Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra Lowest Price | Global Network | $0.113 | $0.382 | $0.0141 | Global cloud billing | Visit Official → |
| Alibaba Cloud Bailian (CN) | Direct in CN | $0.1187 | $0.4007 | $0.0148 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| 302.AI Gateway | Direct in CN | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.016 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
| OpenRouter | Direct in CN | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.016 | Direct CN access · RMB billing | Visit Official → |
✅ Core Strengths & Ideal Workloads
- Top-tier empirical capability score (88 index)
- Ultra-low token cost, ideal for high-volume batch workloads
- Direct access in mainland China with RMB enterprise billing
⚠️ Limitations & Practical Caveats
- Direct access via Alibaba Cloud Bailian (DashScope) with enterprise SLA and open-weight Apache-2.0 variants.
- Extended thinking generates internal reasoning tokens (~1.8x output multiplier)