Alibaba · Language model

Qwen3.8-Flash

Alibaba's quick, cheap Qwen tier. An Omni-Flash version that also handles audio and images followed on September 18 at the same price.

MakerAlibaba
ReleasedAugust 26, 2026
API price (per 1M tokens)$0.15 in / $0.47 out
Open weightsCheck license

Best for

  • Multilingual apps
  • High-volume tasks

Strengths

  • Very low price
  • Omni variant covers audio and images

Watch out for

  • Well behind the frontier on hard reasoning

Ranking history

EditionPower RankingsCodingBest ValueOpen-Weight WatchImage GenerationVideo Generation
Week 45, 2026——#12 (83)———
Week 44, 2026——#10 (84)———
Week 43, 2026——#8 (85)———
Week 42, 2026——#7 (85)———
Week 41, 2026——#6 (86)———
Week 40, 2026#12 (78)—#5 (86)———
Week 39, 2026#12 (78)—#5 (86)———