Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
By Alibaba · released 2026-08-26 (8 weeks) · snapshot 2026-10-24
- Intelligence index
- 39.80
- Cost to run the AA index
- $363
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.15 / $0.47
- End-to-end time
- 50.6s
Is Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: GPT-6.1 Sol (High), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Alibaba | 39.80 | $363 | 50.6s | 2026-08-26 | ||
| 2 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | OpenAI | 47.80 | $361 | 14.3s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier | |
| 3 | GPT-6.1 Sol (High) | OpenAI | 50.20 | $521 | 43.4s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: qwen3-8-flash-next.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
What the Qwen3.8-Flash-Next release did to the frontier on 2026-08-26
1 of 1 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (Qwen3.8-Flash-Next). Impact 1.19, #23 of 46 releases this past year.
Should you use Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?
Should you use Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?
Only when it fits your setup: GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?
GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does Qwen3.8-Flash-Next cost?
$0.15/$0.47 in/out per 1M tokens, and $363 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on the Pareto frontier?
No: GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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