Models

GPT 5.4 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare GPT 5.4 from OpenAI and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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GPT 5.4
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5.4 is our frontier model for complex professional work.Reasoning.effort supports: none (default), low, medium, high and xhigh.

Input$2.5 /M
Output$15 /M
Cache read$0.25 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GPT 5.4
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$2.5
$0.338
Output /M
$15
$1.014
Cache read /M
$0.25
$0.0338
Context length
400,000
983,616
Max output
128,000
131,072
Time to First Token
1.8 s
2.4 s
Throughput
70.1 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputswebtools
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · responses · claude_api
Released
March 5, 2026
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
gpt-5.4qwen3.8-max-preview
1420146015001540
Overall
14661480
Coding
15141520
Math
14611497
Hard prompts
14881502
Instruction following
14611477
Multi-turn
14811493
Creative writing
14361466
Longer query
14781492
Chinese
14941536
English
14691488
Vision
gpt-5.4qwen3.8-max-preview
126013001340
Overall
12811300
OCR
12931315
Diagram
13171326
Homework
13061334
WebDev Arena
gpt-5.4qwen3.8-max-preview
13601460156016601760
Overall
13881670
React
13831679
HTML
14281628
Gaming
14071735
Simulations
14211667
Data analytics
13991615

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
GPT 5.4
$375 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GPT 5.4, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M output tokens; GPT 5.4: $15/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; GPT 5.4: 1514 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

GPT 5.4: 1.8s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GPT 5.4 accepts 400,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on GPT 5.4 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

GPT 5.4 at 70.1 tok/s and Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GPT 5.4 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, function calling, structured outputs, web search and tool calling; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call GPT 5.4 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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