Qwen3.8 API: data de lançamento e preços

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 }

No lançamento, suas chamadas simplesmente começam a funcionar — sem mudar código, sem reimplantar.

• 🟡 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]

⚠ 🟡 os itens não estão confirmados e são atualizados no lançamento.

Ainda sem preço oficial. Preços de referência ao vivo hoje no OrcaRouter:

Os preços de referência carregam ao vivo.

Os preços reais são publicados no lançamento.

Uma única chave do OrcaRouter já cobre — sem lista de espera separada. Avisamos por e-mail e webhook no lançamento.