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Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)

For a typical chat reply (2,000 tokens in, 400 out), Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs 3.1× as much as Qwen3.8 27B: $6.40 against $2.04 per 1,000 requests at list price on 2026-09-28.

Qwen3.8 27BQwen3.8 Max (0902)
Input, per 1M tokens$0.42$2.00
Output, per 1M tokens$3.00$6.00
Context window1M1M
Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out), per 1,000$0.282$1.26
Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out), per 1,000$2.04$6.40
Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out), per 1,000$4.86$19.00
Confidence signalyesyes
Tool callingyesyes
BANKING77, correct of 400264not measured

Which one should carry your traffic?

If Qwen3.8 27B answers your requests as well as Qwen3.8 Max (0902), moving that traffic saves 68% on chat-shaped requests. Averages cannot tell you whether it does for your requests. Qwen3.8 27B exposes a confidence signal, so Gimbix can let it answer first and hand unsure cases to Qwen3.8 Max (0902).

Qwen3.8 27B profile · Qwen3.8 Max (0902) profile · Measure it on your traffic