# Qwen3.8 Max Prime: API price, context window and how to connect

Qwen3.8 Max Prime by Qwen (Alibaba): $4 per million input tokens, $12 per million output tokens, a 1M-token window. What it is good for, what to compare it with and how to connect it in SKILLOK.

## In short

A faster variant of Qwen3.8 Max from the Qwen team (Alibaba): the same model with higher output speed at a higher price. It accepts text, images and video.

## Specifications

| | |
|---|---|
| Provider | [Qwen (Alibaba)](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/providers/qwen) |
| Released | 2026-09-23 |
| Context window | 1M tokens |
| Accepts | text, images, video |
| Answers with | text |
| Reasoning mode | yes |
| Tool calling | yes |
| Open weights | no |
| Identifier | `qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime` |

## Price

| Per 1M tokens | In dollars |
|---|---|
| Input (question, context) | $4 |
| Output (answer) | $12 |

For reference: a conversation of 20 questions of ~500 tokens and answers of ~800 tokens costs about **$0.232**. Models in reasoning mode spend more tokens on an answer than the text shows: the reasoning is paid for too.

## What it is good for

* Flagship Qwen quality with fast answers
* Analyzing images and video
* Hard tasks under load

## Similar models

Catalog models with the same kind of output, closest in the price of a typical request.

| Model | Input | Output | Window | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [GPT-6.1 Sol](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/gpt-6-1-sol) | $2 | $10 | 1.05M | 1.4× cheaper |
| [GPT-6.1 Sol Pro](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/gpt-6-1-sol-pro) | $2 | $10 | 1.05M | 1.4× cheaper |
| [Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/claude-sonnet-5-5) | $2 | $10 | 1M | 1.4× cheaper |
| [Gemini 4 Argon](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/gemini-4-argon) | $2 | $10 | 1.05M | 1.4× cheaper |
| [GLM 5.3 Prime](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/glm-5-3-prime) | $2.8 | $8.8 | 1M | 1.4× cheaper |

## Other Qwen (Alibaba) models

* [Qwen3.8 27B](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/qwen3-8-27b)
* [Qwen3.8 Flash](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/qwen3-8-flash)
* [Qwen3.8 Omni Flash](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/qwen3-8-omni-flash)
* [Qwen3.7 Plus](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/qwen3-7-plus)

## How to connect in SKILLOK

Qwen3.8 Max Prime works through OpenRouter: add an OpenRouter key in **Settings → AI** and pick the `qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime` model. It then becomes available in Space AI, in tasks and to the repository agent. In detail — [Connecting a model in SKILLOK](https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/connecting-in-skillok).

## Where the data comes from

Prices, the context window and capabilities come from the public OpenRouter catalog as of 2026-10-19. A provider may change the price — the exact figure is always on the model's OpenRouter page.

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https://skillok.org/docs/en/ai-models/models/qwen3-8-max-prime