Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3.8 Max
$2.48 / 1M tokens
cheapest at DeepInfra · $1.65 in · $4.95 out
Wins 2 of 4
Head to head · prices updated Oct 31, 2026
Qwen3.8 Max vs GPT-6.1 Sol
Qwen3.8 Max is 38% cheaper than GPT-6.1 Sol at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
OpenAI
GPT-6.1 Sol
$4.00 / 1M tokens
cheapest at OpenAI · $2.00 in · $10.00 out
Wins 1 of 4
- Lower priceQwen3.8 Max
- Higher accuracy (GPQA)GPT-6.1 Sol
- Longer contextTie
- More providersQwen3.8 Max
Verdict
Qwen3.8 Max is the better deal on price
Qwen3.8 Max is 38% cheaper than GPT-6.1 Sol at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
GPT-6.1 Sol scores higher on GPQA Diamond: 95.4% (max reasoning) vs 92.7% (xhigh reasoning).
So the choice is a trade-off: GPT-6.1 Sol for the hardest reasoning, Qwen3.8 Max when cost matters more than the last few points of accuracy.
Your monthly bill
What would each cost you?
Qwen3.8 Max saves you $13.60 a month ($163.18 a year) for this workload.
Side by side
| Qwen3.8 Max | GPT-6.1 Sol | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest blended price / 1M | $2.48 | $4.00 |
| Input / output per 1M | $1.65 / $4.95 | $2.00 / $10.00 |
| Accuracy (GPQA Diamond) | 92.7% (xhigh reasoning) | 95.4% (max reasoning) |
| Max context | 1M | 1M |
| Providers we track | 4 | 3 |
Standard list prices at each model's cheapest provider we track; blended = 3 input : 1 output tokens. GPQA Diamond from Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), best measured reasoning setting, named next to each score. Methodology.
Where to buy each one
Qwen3.8 Max
- DeepInfra$2.48
- Alibaba Cloud Model Studio$3.00
- Fireworks AI$3.00
- Novita AI$3.00
GPT-6.1 Sol
- OpenAI$4.00
- Amazon Bedrock$4.00
- Microsoft Azure AI Foundry$4.00
Questions people ask
Is Qwen3.8 Max cheaper than GPT-6.1 Sol?
Qwen3.8 Max is 38% cheaper than GPT-6.1 Sol at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
Which is more accurate, Qwen3.8 Max or GPT-6.1 Sol?
On GPQA Diamond (graduate-level science questions, measured by Epoch AI) Qwen3.8 Max scores 92.7% (xhigh reasoning) and GPT-6.1 Sol 95.4% (max reasoning). One benchmark is not the whole picture; test both on your own prompts.
How much does Qwen3.8 Max cost per 1M tokens?
From $1.65 input and $4.95 output per 1M tokens at DeepInfra, the cheapest of 4 providers we track.
How much does GPT-6.1 Sol cost per 1M tokens?
From $2.00 input and $10.00 output per 1M tokens at OpenAI, the cheapest of 3 providers we track.
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