Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B API pricing
Alibaba · Mid-range price tier · Qwen · released 2026-08. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-11-12.
A support ticket workload of 100K requests a month costs $600.00 on Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B; the next cheaper model in the Mid-range price tier for this workload, Kimi K3.1 Pro, does it for $456.05. Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B has held the same list price since 2026-08-15 and is the 64th cheapest of 113 models in the Mid-range price tier. None of its 4 hosts undercuts the price we quote. No Arena score is published for it, so it carries no Efficiency score and cannot hold the FinOps Friendly badge.
- Input: $2.00 per 1M tokens
- Output: $6.00 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (in/out): Not published
- Prompt-cache read: $0.25 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 1M tokens
- Arena ELO: Not published
Market position
On blended price ($4.80 per 1M tokens at 30% input, 70% output) it is cheaper than 37% of models in the Mid-range price tier: 64th cheapest of 113, tied with 8 others. Across every price tier it is cheaper than 24% of priced text models in the catalogue: 224th cheapest of 303, tied with 8 others. No Arena score has been published for Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B, so this page does not rank it on quality and OptimNow's quality bars do not apply to it. 66 of the 113 models we list in the Mid-range price tier carry one. An unranked model is unmeasured, not poor: the benchmark needs votes, and a recent release has not had time to collect them.
Licence, size and capabilities
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is open weights, which is not the same as open source: the weights are published, but under Qwen, a licence that restricts some uses. Read it before self-hosting commercially. Its published size is 2.4T parameters. Listed capabilities: Text, Reasoning, Agents. Filling its 1M context window once costs $2.00 in input tokens at list price.
Pricing by host
A host is a company that runs the model and sells it by the token: the model maker, a cloud platform like Amazon Bedrock, Azure or Vertex, or an independent host. One model, several hosts, and often several prices. This model is sold by 4 different hosts. The price we quote elsewhere on this page is marked. We quote one host's rate so that models stay comparable; it is not a recommendation to buy there.
The price we quote is already the cheapest of the 4 hosts: Alibaba at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens. All of them charge within 10% of one another.
| Host | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Precision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba (model maker, price we quote) | $2.00 | $6.00 | not declared |
| Novita (price we quote) | $2.00 | $6.00 | not declared |
| SiliconFlow (price we quote) | $2.00 | $6.00 | fp8 |
| Venice (price we quote) | $2.00 | $6.00 | not declared |
List prices as published on 2026-11-12, via OpenRouter. Negotiated rates, committed-use discounts and provisioned capacity are not shown. Venice's listing is a promotional rate: 20% off its standard rate.
Monthly cost at 100K requests, by business use case
From the after-discounts figure (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads, only where Alibaba publishes those rates), which assumes you implement both, to the list price. One figure means no discount is published.
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Monthly (after discounts – list) |
|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $443 – $600 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $635 – $880 |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $2.5K – $2.7K |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $1.5K – $1.6K |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $1.5K – $1.8K |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $581 – $660 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $785 – $820 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $2.3K – $3.0K |
Price history
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B has been in our daily price archive since tracking began on 2026-08-15, when it listed at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens. No list price change since tracking began on 2026-08-15. Last checked against the 2026-11-12 snapshot.
Alternatives to Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B carries no Arena score, so this page cannot place it against models of comparable quality. The alternatives below are its nearest neighbours on price in the Mid-range price tier.
- Next cheaper model in the Mid-range price tier: GLM 5.2 (Zhipu) at $4.7621 blended, 1% less.
- Next more expensive: Aion 3.5 (aion-labs) at $5.10 blended, 6% more.
Other models from Alibaba
The 8 nearest to Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B in price, of 39 other Alibaba models in the catalogue. Prices per 1M tokens, input then output.
- Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: $0.26 / $2.08
- Qwen3.5-27B: $0.26 / $2.60
- Qwen3.6 27B: $0.32 / $3.20
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507: $0.45 / $3.50
- Qwen3.5 397B A17B: $0.60 / $3.60
- Qwen3.7 Max: $1.475 / $4.425
- Qwen3.8 Max (0902): $2.00 / $6.00
- Qwen3.8 Max Prime: $4.00 / $12.00
All 40 Alibaba models and prices
Common questions about Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B pricing
- How much does Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B cost?
- Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $6.00 per 1M output tokens. That is the model maker's own rate (Alibaba). Prices as listed on 2026-11-12.
- Which host is cheapest for Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?
- The price we quote is already the cheapest of the 4 hosts: Alibaba at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens. All of them charge within 10% of one another. Host rates as listed on 2026-11-12.
- Does Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B offer batch or cached pricing?
- Yes, for prompt caching only. Cache reads cost $0.25 per 1M tokens, as listed on 2026-11-12. No batch pricing is published.
- What would Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B cost per month?
- With the Support Ticket profile (1,500 input and 500 output tokens per request), 100,000 requests a month cost about $600 on Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B at the list price quoted on 2026-11-12.
- Can Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B be self-hosted?
- Yes, within the terms of its licence. Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is open weights, which is not the same as open source: the weights are published, but under Qwen, a licence that restricts some uses. Read it before self-hosting commercially.
- Has the price of Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B changed?
- Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B has been in our daily price archive since tracking began on 2026-08-15, when it listed at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens. No list price change since tracking began on 2026-08-15. Last checked against the 2026-11-12 snapshot.
Its weights are published, which changes what you may run yourself: the cost gap between open weights and proprietary APIs.
These are list prices. Your real cost also depends on caching and batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and the contracts you already have. OptimNow audits exactly that.
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