Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max 0902

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max 0902 at a glance

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Qwen3.8 Max 0902 are both Alibaba Cloud models in the Text Generation category, available through the EmpirioLabs API.

Key differences

• Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the newer release (Sep 17, 2026); Qwen3.8 Max 0902 was released on Sep 2, 2026.
• Qwen3.8 Omni Flash has the larger context window: 1.01M tokens, against 983.6K for Qwen3.8 Max 0902.
• Input types only Qwen3.8 Omni Flash accepts: Audio.
• Capabilities listed only for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: audio in, video.
• Capabilities listed only for Qwen3.8 Max 0902: multimodal, code interpreter, agentic coding.
• Qwen3.8 Omni Flash lists the lower rate for Input (per 1M prompt tokens) and Output (per 1M generated tokens).

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max 0902: specs

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max 0902: API pricing

Live rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog for both models. Each rate card always matches what the API charges.

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max 0902: API parameters

Request parameters each model lists on EmpirioLabs, with the allowed values or range where one applies. A dash marks a parameter the model does not list.

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max 0902: limits and notes

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

Text, image, audio, and video input are supported, and the model replies in text. Thinking is on by default; use enable_thinking to turn it off and thinking_budget to cap it at up to 262144 tokens. Thinking tokens are billed as output tokens. Web search is an optional built-in tool exposed through tool_web_search and adds $0.02 for each invoked call; a single request can invoke it more than once, and each invoked call is billed. For audio input, pass the file as a URL or a base64 data URI. A video's soundtrack is billed as audio tokens alongside its video tokens.

Qwen3.8 Max 0902

Text, image, and video input are supported. Web search, web extractor, code interpreter, text-to-image search, and image-to-image search are optional built-in tools exposed through tool_* parameters. Web search, text-to-image search, and image-to-image search add $0.02 for each invoked call; web extractor and code interpreter run at no extra cost. Web extractor requires web search, and both web extractor and code interpreter require thinking. A single request can invoke a tool more than once, and each invoked call is billed. Thinking tokens are billed as output tokens. This id is pinned to the September 2, 2026 snapshot and will not change. The rolling qwen3-8-max id serves the same build since September 5, 2026 and will move to future snapshots.

How to call Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Qwen3.8 Max 0902

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash serves the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1 with your EmpirioLabs API key and use the model id qwen3-8-omni-flash. Both models are called through the same endpoint. Set model to qwen3-8-omni-flash or qwen3-8-max-0902. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3-8-omni-flash",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."}
    ]
  }'

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max 0902: common questions

What is the difference between Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Qwen3.8 Max 0902?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the newer release (Sep 17, 2026); Qwen3.8 Max 0902 was released on Sep 2, 2026. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash has the larger context window: 1.01M tokens, against 983.6K for Qwen3.8 Max 0902. Input types only Qwen3.8 Omni Flash accepts: Audio. The specs, rate cards, and parameters on this page come from the live EmpirioLabs catalog.

Which is newer, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or Qwen3.8 Max 0902?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the newer release (Sep 17, 2026); Qwen3.8 Max 0902 was released on Sep 2, 2026.

Which has the lower rate, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or Qwen3.8 Max 0902?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash lists the lower rate for Input (per 1M prompt tokens) and Output (per 1M generated tokens). Both live rate cards are on this page and always match what the API charges.

Can I switch between Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Qwen3.8 Max 0902 without rebuilding my integration?

Yes. Both models use POST /v1/chat/completions with the same EmpirioLabs API key, so most integrations switch by changing the model value. Check the parameters table on this page first if you rely on a model-specific parameter.

Can I try Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and Qwen3.8 Max 0902 in the browser before integrating?

Yes. Open each model in the EmpirioLabs playground and run the same prompt on both, with the parameters the API exposes.