Qwen3.8 API: releasedatum & prijzen

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 }

Bij de lancering beginnen je aanroepen gewoon te slagen — geen codewijziging, geen herdeploy.

• 🟡 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]

⚠ 🟡 items zijn onbevestigd en worden bij de lancering bijgewerkt.

Nog geen officiële prijs. De actuele referentieprijzen op OrcaRouter vandaag:

Referentieprijzen worden live geladen.

De echte prijzen worden bij de lancering gepubliceerd.

Eén OrcaRouter-sleutel dekt het al — geen aparte wachtlijst. We mailen en webhooken je bij de lancering.