Models

GPT 4o (free) vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare GPT 4o (free) from OpenAI and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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GPT 4o (free)
OpenAI · text, image, pdf → text

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Input$0 /M
Output$0 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image, video → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GPT 4o (free)
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0
$0.338
Output /M
$0
$1.014
Cache read /M
-
$0.0338
Context length
128,000
1,000,000
Max output
16,384
131,072
Time to First Token
11.8 s
2.4 s
Throughput
46.1 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimagepdf
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
May 13, 2024
July 19, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
gpt-4o-freeqwen3.8-max-preview
1280136014401520
Overall
13351480
Coding
13601520
Math
13081497
Hard prompts
13271502
Instruction following
13181477
Multi-turn
13261493
Creative writing
13261466
Longer query
13381492
Chinese
13291536
English
13481488
Vision
gpt-4o-freeqwen3.8-max-preview
1100118012601340
Overall
11191300
OCR
13151315
Diagram
13261326
Homework
13341334

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

GPT 4o (free)
$0.00 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; GPT 4o (free): 1360 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 2.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GPT 4o (free) accepts 128,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 16,384 tokens on GPT 4o (free) and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and GPT 4o (free) at 46.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GPT 4o (free) accepts text, image and PDF input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text, image and video input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call GPT 4o (free) and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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