qwen3.8-flash API — compare providers
The same model (qwen3.8-flash) is served by 3 providers at the same blended price — $0.62/1M whichever endpoint you pick.
| Rank | Provider | Input /1M | Output /1M | Blended /1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.62 |
| 2 | Together AI | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.62 |
| 3 | Novita AI | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.62 |
Prices are per 1M tokens (USD). "Blended" = input + output, for coarse ranking. Same underlying model, 3 serving providers, identically priced across all of them. Context window: 1,000,000 tokens (131,072 max output) — see how it ranks in biggest context windows. See how this compares across the catalogue in same model, different price.
Cost per 1,000 requests by workload
What each provider actually bills for a representative job, not just the sticker price.
| Provider | Chatbot 1000 in / 500 out | RAG / long context 8000 in / 500 out | Batch summarize 4000 in / 1000 out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba | $0.38 | $1.44 | $1.07 |
| Together AI | $0.38 | $1.44 | $1.07 |
| Novita AI | $0.38 | $1.44 | $1.07 |
Estimate your own workload
Input tokens/request: Output tokens/request: Requests:
| Provider | Estimated cost (USD) |
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Self-host / quantized builds
Open weights under Apache 2.0 — you can run qwen3.8-flash on your own hardware instead of paying per token. Even quantized to int4 it needs roughly 75 GB of VRAM — a multi-GPU workstation or a large-memory Mac, not a typical desktop. Formats: GGUF for llama.cpp / Ollama / LM Studio, AWQ and GPTQ for GPU serving, MLX for Apple silicon.
- GGUF builds llama.cpp · Ollama · LM Studio
- AWQ builds GPU serving (vLLM)
- GPTQ builds GPU serving
- MLX builds Apple silicon
- Ollama library one-command local run
Links search the live model hubs (Hugging Face, Ollama) so they track new builds as they appear — we don't host weights. Which formats exist depends on what the model owner and community have published.
→ See VRAM, GPU and cost vs API for qwen3.8-flash, or the full self-host break-even calculator.