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gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

For a typical chat reply (2,000 tokens in, 400 out), Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs 89× as much as gpt-oss-20b: $6.40 against $0.072 per 1,000 requests at list price on 2026-09-28.

gpt-oss-20bQwen3.8 Max (0902)
Input, per 1M tokens$0.018$2.00
Output, per 1M tokens$0.09$6.00
Context window131K1M
Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000$0.0117$1.26
Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000$0.072$6.40
Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000$0.189$19.00
Confidence signalyesyes
Tool callingyesyes
BANKING77, correct of 400313not measured

Which one should carry your traffic?

If gpt-oss-20b answers your requests as well as Qwen3.8 Max (0902), moving that traffic saves 99% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. gpt-oss-20b exposes a confidence signal, so Gimbix can let it answer first and hand unsure cases to Qwen3.8 Max (0902).

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