Qwen 3.8 Max API

Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 Max, through an OpenAI-compatible API. 2 providers quote it now, and each request goes to the offer with the lowest estimated charge that meets your rules.

Providers compete for each request. The exchange ranks the offers that meet your rules by estimated charge. It fixes your maximum charge before the first token, and you pay for the tokens that the model uses.
The OpenAI and Anthropic APIs. Use the OpenAI or Anthropic SDK that you have. Set the base URL and your key, and send qwen3.8-max as the model.
Your data rules. Send x-liquid-retention: none and only offers whose provider does not keep your content compete for the request.

Facts

Model name: qwen3.8-max
Maker: Alibaba
Context window: 983.6K tokens
Input price: $1.716 to $2.000 per million tokens
Output price: $5.148 to $6.000 per million tokens
Providers: 2 independent providers
Regions: global

Providers

RelayGPU: global, $1.716 input and $5.148 output per million tokens, $1.716 cache read per million tokens, 983.6K tokens of context
EmpirioLabs AI: global, $2.000 input and $6.000 output per million tokens, $2.000 cache read per million tokens, 983.6K tokens of context

Scores

Intelligence: 33.7, #11 of 41
HLE: 43.1, #26 of 273
GPQA: 92.8, #13 of 250
AA-LCR: 80.3, #37 of 237
SciCode: 52.1, #41 of 123
SimpleQA Verified: 47.3, #31 of 126

Scores: Artificial Analysis (https://artificialanalysis.ai/)

Scores: Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & Benchmarking' (https://epoch.ai/benchmarks)

Request

curl https://router.inference.ai.exchange/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LIQUID_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3.8-max",
    "messages": [{"role":"user","content":"Say hello."}]
  }'

Questions

What is Qwen 3.8 Max?: Qwen 3.8 Max is a model from Alibaba.
How much does Qwen 3.8 Max cost?: Offers now ask $1.716 to $2.000 per million input tokens and $5.148 to $6.000 per million output tokens. A job pays for the tokens it uses. The exchange picks the cheapest eligible offer.
What is the context length of Qwen 3.8 Max?: The largest offer takes 983,616 input tokens. One job can generate up to 131,072 tokens. A smaller offer can take less. The exchange skips an offer that cannot take your message.
What can Qwen 3.8 Max do?: Its providers list Vision, Video input, Reasoning budget, Reasoning effort, JSON object, JSON schema, Log probabilities, Presence penalty, Repetition penalty, Seed, Stop sequences, Top-k sampling, Top-p sampling, Text, Tools.
What inputs and outputs does Qwen 3.8 Max support?: Text · Images · Video → Text.
Which providers serve Qwen 3.8 Max?: 2 independent providers quote it now, with 2 offers. The table above ranks them by the cost of a typical job.
How do I call Qwen 3.8 Max?: Send "qwen3.8-max" as the model in an OpenAI or Anthropic request. The API section links to setup steps for each client.
When was Qwen 3.8 Max listed?: The exchange first listed it on 10/8/2026. This is not its release date.