StarSeaAPI
qwen3.6-flash vs qwen3.8-flash
| qwen3.6-flash | qwen3.8-flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Providers | Alibaba Qwen | Alibaba Qwen |
| Input $/M | $0.18 | $0.12 |
| Output $/M | $1.09 | $0.41 |
| Output multiplier | ×6.00 | ×3.38 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Intelligence index | — | — |
| Coding index | — | — |
What the numbers mean
Input pricing is close — 1.50× apart — so the decision should come down to measured quality on your own evaluation set rather than headline cost.
Tags: qwen3.6-flash — Chat, Reasoning, Coding, Vision · qwen3.8-flash — Chat, Reasoning, Vision
Code
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://starseaapi.com/v1", api_key="sk-...")
# qwen3.6-flash
client.chat.completions.create(model="qwen3.6-flash", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Hi"}])
# qwen3.8-flash
client.chat.completions.create(model="qwen3.8-flash", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}])