GPT-6 Astra vs Qwen3.8-Max

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra and Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max compared on specs, pricing, and capabilities — as configured in AI Crucible ensembles.

Qwen3.8-Max input tokens are 5.0x cheaper than GPT-6 Astra ($2.40 vs $12.00 per 1M tokens).
Qwen3.8-Max output tokens are 8.3x cheaper than GPT-6 Astra ($7.20 vs $60.00 per 1M tokens).
GPT-6 Astra offers the larger context window: 1.05M tokens vs 1M tokens for Qwen3.8-Max.

Specification	GPT-6 Astra	Qwen3.8-Max
Provider	OpenAI	Alibaba
API model ID	gpt-6-astra	qwen3.8-max
Description	OpenAI's most capable model, built for the hardest end-to-end work, with 1M context.	Alibaba's flagship Qwen3.8 model with 1M context, native thinking, and vision, at lower cost than Qwen3.7-Max.
Context window	1.05M tokens	1M tokens
Max output tokens	128,000	131,072
Input cost ($/1M tokens)	$12.00	$2.40
Output cost ($/1M tokens)	$60.00	$7.20
Cache read cost ($/1M tokens)	$1.20	$0.30
Latency	high	medium
Reasoning model	Yes	Yes
Vision (image input)	Yes	Yes
Tool use	Yes	Yes