Qwen3.8 Max vs Claude Sonnet 5.5: price, context window and capabilities
Qwen3.8 Max (qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902) from Qwen and Claude Sonnet 5.5 (anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5) from Anthropic are both multimodal language models on the OceanToken API. Qwen3.8 Max costs less for output: $5.70 against $9.00 per 1M output tokens (37% less); Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs less for input: $1.80 against $1.90 per 1M input tokens (5% less). Claude Sonnet 5.5 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. Claude Sonnet 5.5 has the larger context window: 1M tokens (1,000,000) against 984K (983,616) for Qwen3.8 Max. Both support tool calling, reasoning, structured outputs and image input; only Qwen3.8 Max also lists video input; only Claude Sonnet 5.5 also lists file input.
Side by side
| Spec | Qwen3.8 Max −25% | Claude Sonnet 5.5 −10% |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Qwen3.8 Maxqwen/ | Claude Sonnet 5.5anthropic/ |
| Publisher | Qwen | Anthropic |
| Kind | Text, vision & video | Text & vision |
| Context window | 984K tokens983,616 | 1M tokens1,000,000 |
| Input price | $1.90 / 1M tokens | $1.80 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $5.70 / 1M tokens | $9.00 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input price | $0.25 / 1M tokens | $0.10 / 1M tokens |
| Cache write price | $2.50 / 1M tokens | $2.50 / 1M tokens |
| Web search price | – | $0.01 / search |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −25% | −10% |
| Inputs | text, images and video | text, images and files |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Price depends on the mix: Qwen3.8 Max costs less for output and Claude Sonnet 5.5 for input, so estimate both on your own volume of input tokens and output tokens.
- Choose Claude Sonnet 5.5 for the longest inputs: its context window holds 1M tokens against 984K for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Choose Qwen3.8 Max if you need video input: Claude Sonnet 5.5 does not list it.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Get API Key Qwen3.8 Max Claude Sonnet 5.5
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Max or Claude Sonnet 5.5?
It depends on the mix of tokens. Qwen3.8 Max costs less for output: $5.70 against $9.00 per 1M output tokens (37% less); Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs less for input: $1.80 against $1.90 per 1M input tokens (5% less). Claude Sonnet 5.5 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. The OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.8 Max or Claude Sonnet 5.5?
Claude Sonnet 5.5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 has the larger context window: 1M tokens (1,000,000) against 984K (983,616) for Qwen3.8 Max.
Can I call both Qwen3.8 Max and Claude Sonnet 5.5 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902 or anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5.
Models and publishers
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