Qwen 3.8 Max pricing for sql generation

Quick start

Call Qwen 3.8 Max with the OpenAI Python SDK pointed at DashScope:

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["DASHSCOPE_API_KEY"],
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.8-max",
    max_tokens=1000,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.009000 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $2.00/MTok
# Output: $6.00/MTok

How Qwen 3.8 Max compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on sql generation benchmarks. Hover for details.

Cheapest viable option: Claude Haiku 4.5 at $0.006500/call (28% less, 72/100 quality).

What drives sql generation cost

The cheapest code use case on this list. A natural-language question plus a schema fits in 1.5K tokens, and the query that comes back is under 1K. That makes SQL generation a genuine candidate for a fast-tier model: the task is well-bounded, the output is short, and the quality gap between tiers narrows when there is little room to go wrong. Schema caching cuts the input side to near zero.

For Qwen 3.8 Max specifically, that means output tokens cost 3.0x more than input, at $6.00 vs $2.00 per MTok. At this use case’s 1,500/1,000 token split, output accounts for 67% of the $0.009000 per-call cost.

Qwen 3.8 Max quality benchmarks for sql generation

Benchmark data for sql generation is pending for Qwen 3.8 Max. Test against your own evaluation suite before moving to production.

Benchmark data is not yet available for Qwen 3.8 Max. We recommend testing against your own evaluation criteria.

About Qwen 3.8 Max

Prices from help.aliyun.com/en/model-studio (qwen3.8-max, read 2026-10-11). Cache hit: $0.25/MTok input. Not yet benchmarked, so never recommended.

Other models from Alibaba (Qwen)

You can compare Qwen 3.8 Max head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Frequently asked questions