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Qwen3.8-MaxvsStep 3.5 Flash

Qwen3.8-Max leads 1 of 1 shared benchmark. Qwen3.8-Max has the larger context window (1M tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
1 – 0
Qwen3.8-Max leads
Cheaper per token
list price, input + output
Larger context
Qwen3.8-Max
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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Qwen · StepFun
Qwen3.8-Max
Qwen · released 2026-08-02
textvision
Context
1M
Max out
131K
Input /1M
$1.65
Output /1M
$4.95
Cached /1M
Scores
9 · 7 core
Step 3.5 Flash
StepFun · released 2026-02-12
text
Context
256K
Max out
Input /1M
Output /1M
Cached /1M
Scores
18 · 5 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkQwen3.8-MaxStep 3.5 FlashΔEdge
Reported by both · 1
LMArena Elo1480.6 1403.7 +76.9Qwen3.8-Max
Only Qwen3.8-Max reports · 7
GPQA Diamond92.6% not reported
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)46.3% epochnot reported
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)74.7% epochnot reported
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)99.4% epochnot reported
SimpleQA Verified45.8% epochnot reported
SWE-Bench Pro67.7% not reported
Terminal-Bench 2.186.6% not reported
Only Step 3.5 Flash reports · 16
SWE-bench Verifiednot reported74.4%
AIME 2025not reported97.3%
AIME 2026not reported96.7% matharena
BrowseCompnot reported51.6%
BrowseComp (with context manager)not reported69%
BrowseComp-ZHnot reported66.9%
BrowseComp-ZH (with context manager)not reported73.7%
GAIA (no file)not reported84.5%
HMMT 2025 (Feb/Nov average)not reported96.2%
IMOAnswerBenchnot reported85.4%
LiveCodeBench v6not reported86.4%
ResearchRubricsnot reported65.3%
Tau2-Benchnot reported88.2%
Terminal-Bench 2.0not reported51%
xbench-DeepSearch 2025.05not reported83.7%
xbench-DeepSearch 2025.10not reported56.3%
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Qwen3.8-Max minus Step 3.5 Flash in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecQwen3.8-MaxStep 3.5 FlashEdge
Context window1M tokens256K tokensQwen3.8-Max
Max output131K tokens
Input price / 1M$1.65
Output price / 1M$4.95
Cached input / 1M
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$6.6
Modalitiestext · visiontextQwen3.8-Max
Released2026-08-022026-02-12
Cited benchmark scores918
Reliability

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