# Alibaba Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B API

> Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is the open-weight release of Alibaba's Qwen3.8 Max-class model, a sparse Mixture-of-Experts with 2.4 trillion total and about 95 billion active parameters, published in August 2026 as the first Qwen-Max-class open model. It targets coding, professional work, research and long-horizon agentic tasks, with tunable reasoning depth. Alibaba's hosted Qwen3.8 Max builds on it and adds vision input, a non-thinking mode and official built-in tools.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/models/alibaba/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Alibaba
- Type: Language model
- Model ID: `alibaba/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b`
- Price: $2 per 1M input tokens, $6 per 1M output tokens
- Context window: 1M tokens, up to 52.4K output tokens
- Capabilities: chat, reasoning, structured output, function calling
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

- Chat Completions API: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/chat/completions`

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "alibaba/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ],
  "max_tokens": 2048
}'
```

## FAQ

### How do I call Alibaba Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "alibaba/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b" 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 2.4T A95B 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 2.4T A95B?

1M tokens of context, with up to 52.4K output tokens per response.

### How does Alibaba Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B score on benchmarks?

Alibaba Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B scores 39.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (v4.3), ranking #21 of 83 models on SandBase; Coding Index 71.9, Agentic Index 50.1. Source: Artificial Analysis, measured as Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B.

### Which features does Alibaba Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B support?

Alibaba Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B supports 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 2.4T A95B and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with Alibaba separately.