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Qwen3.8-Max Calculator — requests per $1

Every monthly plan that includes Qwen3.8-Max, converted to requests per $1 at the model's typical request shape. Same engine as the main calculator — proxy estimates carry a ~ marker; coarse estimates carry ≈.

Qwen3.8-Max is Alibaba's just-released flagship, available first-party on QwenCloud and through BYOK routers.

Why prices differQwenCloud prices its tiers with console-only credit coefficients rather than published per-token rates, so its per-dollar figures are marked proxy.

At Qwen3.8-Max’s typical shape

81req / $1

on OpenCode Go · 22 plans priced · exact

Agent Arena benchmark

#17 · 3.3% net improvement

Agent Arena leaderboard · fetched 2026-09-21

Per-request shape · tokens

Throttling, off-peak, rollover, and cache writes are not modeled. Where a provider publishes no cached-read price, cached tokens bill at the input rate — those req / $1 figures are floors.

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Plan detailsProvider and subscription tier. Sorts by provider name.Standard monthly price in USD, before first-month promotions.Estimated cost per request for the selected model and token shape.Requests fitting in the rolling 5-hour budget. '—' means no published 5-hour limit.Requests fitting in the rolling 7-day budget. '—' means no published weekly limit.Requests fitting in 30 days. Weekly budgets are extrapolated; unused credits do not roll over.Requests per $1 of plan price over 30 days. Higher is better.Requests per $1 available in one 5-hour burst. Uncapped plans match Req / $1.SubscribeOpen provider pricing. Referral links may support TokenPlans at no extra cost.
CommandCodeGoCheapest$10 credits · ~15K reqs/mo · $3/5h · $6/7d$1.00$0.0185161323539~539~161Subscribe ↗
LLM Gateway DevPassPro$237/mo usage at provider rates · weekly frontier fair-use 15%$79.00$0.0185——12,783~162~162Subscribe ↗
LLM Gateway DevPassMax$537/mo usage at provider rates · weekly frontier fair-use 18%$179.00$0.0185——28,964~162~162Subscribe ↗
LLM Gateway DevPassLite$87/mo usage at provider rates · weekly frontier fair-use 12%$29.00$0.0185——4,692~162~162Subscribe ↗
QwenCloudPro Plan-15% off$68/mo40,000 Credits / 7 days$80.00$0.00876472,1579,244~116~8Subscribe ↗
CommandCodeGOATNew$70 credits · ~75K reqs/mo · $14/5h · $35/7d$10.00$0.01852155391,078~108~22Subscribe ↗
QwenCloudStandard Plan-28% off$18/mo10,000 Credits / 7 days$25.00$0.01081615392,310~92~6Subscribe ↗
QwenCloudEssential Plan-37.5% off$10/mo5,625 Credits / 7 days$16.00$0.0123843031,298~81~5Subscribe ↗
ClinePass2-5× standard API rate limits$9.99$0.01851614048098116Subscribe ↗
CommandCodeMax 20×$300 credits · ~370K reqs/mo · $90/5h · $180/7d$200.00$0.01854,8549,70816,181~81~24Subscribe ↗
CommandCodeMax 10×$150 credits · ~230K reqs/mo · $45/5h · $90/7d$100.00$0.01852,4274,8548,090~81~24Subscribe ↗
CommandCodePro$80 credits · ~100K reqs/mo · $16/5h · $40/7d$20.00$0.01853238091,618~81~16Subscribe ↗
OpenCodeGo$60/mo usage · $30/wk · $12/5h$10.00$0.01851614048098116Subscribe ↗
QwenCloudLite Plan-25% off$6/mo2,500 Credits / 7 days$8.00$0.013937134574~72~5Subscribe ↗
Standard ComputePro$269/mo compute budget · no 5h/week windows · highest-priority scheduling$249.00$0.0185——14,509~58~58Subscribe ↗
Standard ComputeStandard$95/mo compute budget · no 5h/week windows · priority scheduling$89.00$0.0185——5,124~58~58Subscribe ↗
Standard ComputeStarter$20/mo compute budget · no 5h/week windows · one agent at a time$19.00$0.0185——1,078~57~57Subscribe ↗
Standard ComputeEconomy$41/mo compute budget · no 5h/week windows · parallel agents$39.00$0.0185——2,211~57~57Subscribe ↗
ZenMuxBuilder Ultra800 Flows / 5h rolling window (16× Starter) · weekly limit · 10-15 RPM$200.00$0.0185——10,787≈54≈54Subscribe ↗
CommandCodeProviderPAYG · top-ups roll over, never expire · zero markup$15.00$0.0185——809~54~54Subscribe ↗
ZenMuxBuilder Max300 Flows / 5h rolling window (6× Starter) · weekly limit · 10-15 RPM$100.00$0.0185——5,393≈54≈54Subscribe ↗
ZenMuxBuilder Starter50 Flows / 5h rolling window · weekly limit · 10-15 RPM$20.00$0.0185——1,078≈54≈54Subscribe ↗

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Markers: ~ proxy estimate, ≈ coarse estimate, and ≥ cache floor. A floor means the plan publishes no cached-read rate, so cached tokens bill at the input rate and the real figure is this or higher. Borrowed cap means the budget is a published API cap at list price, so Req / $1 is a value comparison rather than a measured allowance.

Best-priced plans

Best-priced plans for Qwen3.8-Max

The top 5 plans by computed Req/$1 that include Qwen3.8-Max, plus the lowest-cost plan. Computed at build from the same cost rules the calculator renders · ~ = proxy estimate

Provider / planPriceReq/$1
CommandCode Go$1◆~539
LLM Gateway DevPass Pro$79~162
LLM Gateway DevPass Max$179~162
LLM Gateway DevPass Lite$29~162
QwenCloud Pro Plan$80~116

“n/a” = the provider publishes no price structure for Qwen3.8-Max — the calculator renders the same honest n/a. ◆ best value = highest computed Req/$1.

What real work costs

What Qwen3.8-Max costs on real coding tasks

Illustrative cost of common coding tasks on the best-priced plans above, scaled from each plan's live per-request price to a task-typical token volume. Task token assumptions are shared ~proxy estimates — real tasks vary, and they are never per-provider shapes.

TaskCommandCode GoLLM Gateway DevPass ProLLM Gateway DevPass MaxLLM Gateway DevPass LiteQwenCloud Pro Plan
Quick lookup / one-liner8,000 in · 1,000 out~1¢~1¢~1¢~1¢~1¢
Review a 500-line PR60,000 in · 4,000 out~2¢~2¢~2¢~2¢~1¢
Fix a bug (agent loop)180,000 in · 12,000 out~5¢~5¢~5¢~5¢~2¢
Refactor a module320,000 in · 20,000 out~9¢~9¢~9¢~9¢~4¢
Full-repo agent run900,000 in · 45,000 out~26¢~26¢~26¢~26¢~12¢

Per-task cost = the plan's effective 66,620-token request price scaled to each task's token volume at the same shape mix. ~ = proxy estimate — shared task-token assumptions, not a quote. “n/a” = Qwen3.8-Max unpriced on that plan.

Common questions

How many requests per $1 do I get on Qwen3.8-Max?

The best plan pricing Qwen3.8-Max delivers 81 Req/$1 at the model's typical request shape — on OpenCode Go. Figures are exact confidence: they are computed from published rates and usage caps, proxy estimates are marked with a ~, and borrowed-cap plans use a published API cap at list price, so their Req/$1 is a value comparison rather than a measured allowance.

What's the cheapest plan with Qwen3.8-Max?

CommandCode Go at $1/mo. The cheapest plan is not always the best value — check Req/$1 above.

Which plans include Qwen3.8-Max?

22 tracked plans across 7 providers price it: CommandCode (Go, GOAT, Max 10×, Max 20×, Pro and Provider), QwenCloud (Lite Plan, Essential Plan, Standard Plan and Pro Plan), Standard Compute (Starter, Economy, Standard and Pro), LLM Gateway DevPass (Lite, Pro and Max), ZenMux (Builder Starter, Builder Max and Builder Ultra), Cline Pass and OpenCode Go. The calculator compares every tracked monthly plan that prices it.

Where does Qwen3.8-Max rank on the Agent Arena leaderboard?

#17 on the Agent Arena agent leaderboard — 3.3% net improvement (board fetched 2026-09-21). Ranks are scraped from https://arena.ai/leaderboard/agent, never typed by hand.

What is Qwen3.8-Max?

Qwen3.8-Max is Alibaba’s newest flagship model, launched in August 2026. It is a text generation model (family: qwen, kind: text) and the successor to Qwen3.7-Max.

Can I use Qwen3.8-Max with any agent (BYOK)?

Yes — QwenCloud and other BYOK providers expose Qwen3.8-Max through OpenAI-compatible endpoints. This lets you use it with agents that support custom model endpoints.

What kind of model is Qwen3.8-Max?

Qwen3.8-Max is a text generation model (family: qwen, kind: text) from Alibaba. The Qwen Max line has historically competed with other frontier models for coding and reasoning tasks.

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