Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models
Qwen3.8 Flash is a multimodal reasoning model from Alibaba.
- Reasoning estimated
- ▲
- Speed estimated
- ▲
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1 M tokens
- Max output
- 131 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.150
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.470
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.016
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲08/26/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- qwen/qwen3.8-flash
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is an instruction-tuned chat model in the Qwen3-Next series optimized for fast, stable responses without “thinking” traces.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 262 K tokens
- Max output
- ▲236 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.100
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $1.10
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.070
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 09/01/2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-04
- API id
- qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct
Which is the better API choice: Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
- Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: cheapest input (33% less than Qwen3.8 Flash)
- Qwen3.8 Flash: cheapest output
- Qwen3.8 Flash: largest context (1 M)
- Qwen3.8 Flash: the newest (08/26/2026)
- Qwen3.8 Flash: most reasoning (estimated)
- Qwen3.8 Flash: the fastest (estimated)
Pricing is split: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins on input and Qwen3.8 Flash wins on output. Qwen3.8 Flash accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Flash accepts images; Qwen3.8 Flash has a reasoning mode.
What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
With Qwen3.8 Flash you save $1.77 a month versus Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct (30% less).
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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model
Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
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- 2Qwen3.8 Flash Qwen$0.011
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the better API choice: Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
Pricing is split: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins on input and Qwen3.8 Flash wins on output. Qwen3.8 Flash accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Flash accepts images; Qwen3.8 Flash has a reasoning mode.
Which is cheaper: Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper: $0.100 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens, versus $0.150 / $0.470 for Qwen3.8 Flash.
Which has more context: Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
Qwen3.8 Flash accepts 1 M tokens of context; Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct accepts 262 K.
Which is newer: Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
Qwen3.8 Flash was released on 08/26/2026; Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct on 09/01/2025.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Qwen3.8 Flash: $4.13; Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: $5.90 a month, at list price.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.