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Qwen 3.8 Max is live, and going open weight

Qwen 3.8 Max is now live in Command Code Go. ... and it's going open weight!! most importantly, next week open-weights of Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B will...

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Aug 3, 2026

Qwen 3.8 Max is now live in Command Code Go. ... and it's going open weight!! most importantly, next week open-weights of Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B will be released!

  • 2.4T params MoE flagship
  • Input: $2 Output: $6
  • Cache: $0.25 / M tokens

3.8 is 20% cheaper than 3.7

Qwen 3.8 Max at a glance

Autonomous long-horizon coding & professional work.

SpecQwen 3.8 Max
Model IDqwen/qwen3.8-max
Context window1M tokens
ReleasedAugust 3, 2026
Intelligence Index40.2
Coding Index71.8
Input$2 per 1M tokens
Output$6 per 1M tokens
Cache read$0.25 per 1M tokens
Effective input in an agent loop$0.78 per 1M tokens
PlansGo and above

Specs, pricing and plans are from the Qwen 3.8 Max model page as of September 28, 2026, including any deal running that day, so they can differ from the launch pricing above. Intelligence and Coding Index scores are from Artificial Analysis.

Use Qwen 3.8 Max

1cmd --model qwen/qwen3.8-max

Or type /model in a session and pick it. You can switch mid-session without losing context.

What real work costs on Qwen 3.8 Max

TaskTokens (in · out)Cost
Quick lookup / one-liner8K · 1K$0.0094
Review a 500-line PR60K · 4K$0.07
Fix a bug (agent loop)180K · 12K$0.20
Refactor a module320K · 20K$0.36
Full-repo agent run900K · 45K$0.84

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