o3 vs Qwen3.8 Max

Model Markets Rankings

Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency

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Rankingo3Qwen3.8-Max
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimateUnrankedNot in the 36-model eligible cohort#19 of 36$0.107 per LiveBench case

Ranks come from the current complete eligible cohorts. Green highlights appear only when both models are ranked in the same metric. Missing required inputs remain unranked, and the three dimensions are not collapsed into an overall winner.

Benchmark Performance

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FieldAt a Glance
OpenAI · activeo3Verified Sep 3, 2026
Qwen · activeQwen3.8 MaxVerified Aug 29, 2026

Technical Differences

Side-by-Side Facts

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Fieldo3Qwen3.8-Max
DeveloperOpenAIQwen
FamilyO3Qwen3 8 Max
Modelo3Qwen3.8-Max
Versiono3Qwen3.8-Max
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2025-04-16Unknown
Knowledge cutoff2024-06-01Unknown
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window200K1,000K
Total parametersUnknown2.4T
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
LicenseUnknownUnknown
Open weightsNoNo
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableNoNo
Provider accessOpenai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, toolsagents, chat, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools, vision

13 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate

o3 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningstructured outputstools
Input price$1.00
Output price$4.00
Serving providers2
Canonical IDopenai/o3

Qwen3.8 Max Capabilities

agentschatreasoningstructured outputstoolsvision
Input price$1.65
Output price$4.951
Serving providers4
Canonical IDqwen/qwen3.8-max

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Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

o3 vs Qwen3.8 Max FAQs

Is o3 or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both o3 and Qwen3.8 Max, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, o3 or Qwen3.8 Max?+

o3 is $1.00 and Qwen3.8 Max is $1.65 per million tokens, so o3 is cheaper on this metric. o3 is $4.00 and Qwen3.8 Max is $4.951 per million tokens, so o3 is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, o3 or Qwen3.8 Max?+

Qwen3.8 Max has the larger sourced context window. o3 supports 200K and Qwen3.8 Max supports 1,000K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, o3 or Qwen3.8 Max?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can o3 or Qwen3.8 Max be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. o3 is not marked open weight; Qwen3.8 Max is not marked open weight.

Can o3 and Qwen3.8 Max understand images?+

o3 is documented with image input; Qwen3.8 Max is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, o3 or Qwen3.8 Max?+

Qwen3.8 Max has the larger sourced maximum output: o3 supports 100K and Qwen3.8 Max supports 131K output tokens.

Do o3 and Qwen3.8 Max support reasoning and tool use?+

o3: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Qwen3.8 Max: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, o3 or Qwen3.8 Max?+

o3 has 2 sourced provider routes; Qwen3.8 Max has 4, so Qwen3.8 Max has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, o3 or Qwen3.8 Max?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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