Qwen3.8 Max alternatives
Match · Updated August 2026
The closest alternative to Qwen3.8 Max is Claude Sonnet 5 — comparable intelligence (53.4 vs 53.4); for a cheaper option, GPT-5.6 Terra runs $1.00/M vs $2.00/M; and the best open-weight substitute is Kimi K3.
Closest match
Cheaper alternatives
gpt-5.6-terra
$1.00/M input · 55.0 intel
gpt-5.6-luna
$0.100/M input · 51.2 intel
glm-5.2
$0.629/M input · 51.1 intel
muse-spark-1.1
$1.25/M input · 50.6 intel
gemini-3.5-flash
$1.50/M input · 50.2 intel
gemini-3.6-flash
$1.50/M input · 50.1 intel
Smarter alternatives
Open-source alternatives
Frequently asked
What is the best alternative to Qwen3.8 Max?
Claude Sonnet 5 is the closest alternative to Qwen3.8 Max, with an Intelligence Index of 53.4 (Qwen3.8 Max scores 53.4) at $2.00 per million input tokens.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Qwen3.8 Max?
Yes — GPT-5.6 Terra costs $1.00 per million input tokens versus $2.00 for Qwen3.8 Max, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
Is there an open-source alternative to Qwen3.8 Max?
Kimi K3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Qwen3.8 Max — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 57.1 on intelligence.