Qwen3.8 API : date de sortie et tarifs

Qwen3.8 is the next flagship in Alibaba's Qwen series, announced on July 19, 2026. Alibaba says it carries 2.4 trillion parameters and will ship with open weights — an unusual move at this scale. You don't have to wait to get a feel for it. A hosted Qwen3.8-Max-Preview is already running on Alibaba's Token Plan, Qoder, and QoderWork, with the full open-weight release expected to follow. The day Qwen3.8 goes live, it's callable on OrcaRouter through the same OpenAI-compatible API you already use — at provider cost, no markup. Until then, qwen3.7-max is the closest model you can run today.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1", api_key="$ORCAROUTER_API_KEY")

# Wire the id up today — it 425s until launch, then just starts succeeding.
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3.8",                # routes automatically at launch
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
# Before launch → 425 model_not_yet_available
#   { expected_window, closest_live_alternative }

Au lancement, vos appels commencent simplement à réussir — sans modifier le code ni redéployer.

• 🟡 2.4T total parameters. (reported) [1]
• 🟡 Will be released with open weights. (reported) [2]
• 🟡 A Qwen3.8-Max-Preview is already live on Alibaba's Token Plan, Qoder, and QoderWork. (reported) [3]
• 🟡 Alibaba claims it ranks among frontier models, second only to Fable 5. (reported) [4]

⚠ 🟡 les éléments ne sont pas confirmés et seront mis à jour au lancement.

Pas encore de tarif officiel. Voici les prix de référence en direct sur OrcaRouter aujourd'hui :

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Les tarifs réels seront publiés au lancement.

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