Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
alibaba/qwen3.8-max-0902Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is the pinned snapshot of Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max dated September 2, 2026, intended for workloads that need a fixed version. Alibaba describes it as an upgraded snapshot with stronger engineering-scale coding and long-horizon autonomous development, steadier multi-tool orchestration and end-to-end task delivery, and refined chart reasoning, document parsing and multimodal perception. It keeps the flagship's vision input, thinking mode and full tool support.
- Input price
- $2.00USD / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $6.00USD / 1M tokens
- Context window
- 1M
- Max output
- 131.1K
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Specifications
Pricing
- Input
- $2 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $6 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- $0.25 / 1M tokens
- Cache write
- $2.50 / 1M tokens
Context & modalities
- Context window
- 1,000,000 tokens
- Max output
- 131,072 tokens
- Input
- Text, image
- Output
- Text
Capabilities
- Chat
- Supported
- Vision
- Supported
- Reasoning
- Supported
- Structured output
- Supported
- Function calling
- Supported
- Audio input
- Not supported
Access
- Provider
- Alibaba
- Model ID
- alibaba/qwen3.8-max-0902
- Execution
- sync
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Chat Completions API
- Endpoint
- /v1/chat/completions
Independent evaluations
Benchmarks
Scores on standardized evaluations, compared with other models on SandBase.
Metrics sourced from Artificial Analysis · Intelligence Index v4.3
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "alibaba/qwen3.8-max-0902",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
],
"max_tokens": 2048
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)This model Alibaba | 1M | $2.00 | $6.00 | Sep 3, 2026 |
Alibaba | 1M | $4.00 | $12.00 | Sep 23, 2026 |
Alibaba | 1M | $0.15 | $0.47 | Sep 18, 2026 |
Alibaba | 1M | $0.50 | $3.00 | Aug 14, 2026 |
Alibaba | 1M | $2.00 | $6.00 | Aug 12, 2026 |
Alibaba | 1M | $2.00 | $6.00 | Aug 3, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call Alibaba Qwen3.8 Max (0902) through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "alibaba/qwen3.8-max-0902" to Chat Completions API (/v1/chat/completions) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
How much does Alibaba Qwen3.8 Max (0902) cost?
$2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens, billed per request from your SandBase balance. Discounts, when available, are shown in the pricing on this page.
What is the context window of Alibaba Qwen3.8 Max (0902)?
1M tokens of context, with up to 131.1K output tokens per response.
How does Alibaba Qwen3.8 Max (0902) score on benchmarks?
Alibaba Qwen3.8 Max (0902) scores 45.4 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (v4.3), ranking #13 of 87 models on SandBase; Coding Index 76.2, Agentic Index 56.0. Source: Artificial Analysis, measured as Qwen3.8 Max (0902).
Which features does Alibaba Qwen3.8 Max (0902) support?
Alibaba Qwen3.8 Max (0902) supports vision (image input), reasoning, function calling, structured output. See Specifications above for the full list.
Do I need a separate Alibaba account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to Alibaba Qwen3.8 Max (0902) and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Alibaba separately.