Qwen3.6 Max Preview vs Qwen3.8 Flash

Qwen3.6 Max Preview (Qwen) versus Qwen3.8 Flash (Qwen): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the SoleAPI default channel price. Input costs 5.4 Credits / M for Qwen3.6 Max Preview and 0.48 Credits / M for Qwen3.8 Flash, so Qwen3.8 Flash is 91% cheaper. Context windows are 256K and 1M.

Qwen3.6 Max Previewqwen3.6-max-preview
Qwen
Input (prompt)
5.4Credits / M
≈ $0.818
Output (completion)
32.4Credits / M
≈ $4.91
256K context · 64K output40% off
Qwen3.6 Max Preview details
Qwen3.8 Flashqwen3.8-flash
Qwen
Input (prompt)
0.48Credits / M
≈ $0.0727
Output (completion)
1.62Credits / M
≈ $0.245
1M context · 128K output40% off
Qwen3.8 Flash details
Lower input price
Qwen3.8 Flash
91% cheaper
Larger context
Qwen3.8 Flash
256K · 1M

Specs side by side

Item
Qwen3.6 Max Previewqwen3.6-max-preview
Qwen3.8 Flashqwen3.8-flash
Input (prompt) · Credits / M5.4≈ $0.8180.48≈ $0.0727
Output (completion) · Credits / M32.4≈ $4.911.62≈ $0.245
Cache read · Credits / M0.540.06
Context window256K1M
Max output64K128K
7-day uptime——
Latest probe latency——
Measured throughput—44.2 t/s
ProtocolsAnthropic MessagesAnthropic Messages
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)118.8≈ $17.998.04≈ $1.22

Prices are the SoleAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from SoleAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityQwen3.6 Max PreviewQwen3.8 Flash
Vision
Function Calling
Reasoning
Prompt Caching
Response Schema
Video
Streaming
Audio
File Input
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Qwen3.8 Flash?

At the SoleAPI default channel price, Qwen3.6 Max Preview input costs 5.4 Credits / M and Qwen3.8 Flash input costs 0.48 Credits / M, so Qwen3.8 Flash is 91% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.6 Max Preview or Qwen3.8 Flash?

Qwen3.6 Max Preview offers 256K tokens, Qwen3.8 Flash offers 1M tokens.

Can I switch between Qwen3.6 Max Preview and Qwen3.8 Flash at any time?

Yes. SoleAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of Qwen3.6 Max Preview and Qwen3.8 Flash differ?

Their capability flags are identical. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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