Alibaba Qwen
Qwen3.8 Max
$2.48 / 1M tokens
cheapest at DeepInfra · $1.65 in · $4.95 out
Wins 3 of 4
Head to head · prices updated Nov 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 Max vs GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra costs 8.1× as much as Qwen3.8 Max at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
OpenAI
GPT-6 Astra
$20.00 / 1M tokens
cheapest at OpenAI · $10.00 in · $50.00 out
Wins 1 of 4
- Lower priceQwen3.8 Max
- Higher accuracy (GPQA)GPT-6 Astra
- Longer contextQwen3.8 Max
- More providersQwen3.8 Max
Verdict
Qwen3.8 Max is the better deal on price
GPT-6 Astra costs 8.1× as much as Qwen3.8 Max at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
GPT-6 Astra scores higher on GPQA Diamond: 95.8% (max reasoning) vs 92.7% (xhigh reasoning).
So the choice is a trade-off: GPT-6 Astra for the hardest reasoning, Qwen3.8 Max when cost matters more than the last few points of accuracy.
Qwen3.8 Max accepts longer prompts (1000K vs 922K tokens).
Your monthly bill
What would each cost you?
Qwen3.8 Max saves you $173.60 a month ($2,083.18 a year) for this workload.
Side by side
| Qwen3.8 Max | GPT-6 Astra | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest blended price / 1M | $2.48 | $20.00 |
| Input / output per 1M | $1.65 / $4.95 | $10.00 / $50.00 |
| Accuracy (GPQA Diamond) | 92.7% (xhigh reasoning) | 95.8% (max reasoning) |
| Max context | 1M | 922K |
| 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 Astra
- OpenAI$20.00
- Amazon Bedrock$20.00
- Microsoft Azure AI Foundry$20.00
Questions people ask
Is Qwen3.8 Max cheaper than GPT-6 Astra?
GPT-6 Astra costs 8.1× as much as Qwen3.8 Max at their cheapest providers (blended 3 input : 1 output tokens).
Which is more accurate, Qwen3.8 Max or GPT-6 Astra?
On GPQA Diamond (graduate-level science questions, measured by Epoch AI) Qwen3.8 Max scores 92.7% (xhigh reasoning) and GPT-6 Astra 95.8% (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 Astra cost per 1M tokens?
From $10.00 input and $50.00 output per 1M tokens at OpenAI, the cheapest of 3 providers we track.
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