# Qwen3.8 Max release · 2026-08-03 · snapshot 2026-10-27

Creator: Alibaba · 1 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max | Text, Image, Video | 40.20 | $3172 | 62.1s | no | `qwen3-8-max-0803` |

## Launch day (2026-08-03)

- Reached the frontier: 0 of 1
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0
- Rank: did not move the frontier; 45 releases this past year did
- Qwen3.8 Max missed: 2.1 points below GPT-5.6 Sol (High) at 2.13× its cost


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-27T03:17:53Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.