Qwen3.8-Max Pricing Revealed: Nearly 3x Cheaper Than Kimi K3
cedric_chee · x · 2026-08-03
A developer compared the API costs of several frontier models. The data shows that Qwen3.8-Max has a significant price advantage: nearly 3x cheaper than Kimi K3, 5-8x cheaper than Fable 5, and roughly 2.5-4x cheaper than Opus 5.
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