API Cost Check
GPT-5.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max: cost
For a typical support chatbot, Qwen3.8 Max is about 4.2× cheaper than GPT-5.5 ($531 vs $2,214 per month). Price is only one factor: test both on your own prompts before switching.
| GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $5.00 | $2.00 |
| Output /1M | $30.00 | $6.00 |
| Cached input /1M | $0.50 | $0.25 |
| Batch input /1M | $2.50 | — |
| Batch output /1M | $15.00 | — |
| Context window | 1,050,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Max input | 1,050,000 | 991,808 |
| Max output | 128,000 | 131,072 |
Monthly cost by workload
| Scenario (per month) | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Customer support chatbot 5,000 req/day · 1,200 in · 400 out · cache 60% | $2,214 | $531 |
| RAG over documents 2,000 req/day · 8,000 in · 600 out · cache 30% | $2,832 | $924 |
| Coding agent 1,500 req/day · 25,000 in · 2,000 out · cache 80% | $4,275 | $1,215 |
| Deep reasoning 800 req/day · 3,000 in · 6,000 out · cache 20% | $4,615 | $983 |
| Batch processing 50,000 req/day · 1,500 in · 150 out · batch | $9,000 | $5,850 |