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  5. Qwen3.8 Max (0902)vsSolar Pro 3
Updated Sep 2026

Qwen3.8 Max (0902)vsSolar Pro 3

Solar Pro 3 is cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max (0902) at $0/M vs $2/M input tokens.

Qwen3.8 Max (0902) and Solar Pro 3 compared across 3 shared prompts
SpecQwen3.8 Max (0902)Solar Pro 3
Input price$2/M tokensFree
Output price$6/M tokensFree
Context window1.0M tokens128K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Jan 2026
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Opening lines from 2 of the 3 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Qwen3.8 Max (0902)230 words
🍯 Midnight Crispy Chickpea Bowl A sweet-savory, crispy rice bowl that comes together faster than delivery. Ingredients (7) # Ingredient Amount 1 Canned chickpeas (drained & patted dry) 1 can (15 oz) 2 Soy sauce 3 tbsp 3 Honey 2 tbsp 4 Garlic (minced) 3 cloves 5 Vegetable oil 2 tbsp 6 Instant or leftover cooked rice 2…
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Solar Pro 3388 words
Pantry Power Pasta One‑pot, 7‑ingredient comfort dish that turns a handful of staples into a rich, flavorful pasta bowl. Ingredients (all pantry‑friendly) # Ingredient Approx.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

Qwen3.8 Max (0902)1,046 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of an LLM as a lossy compression function trained on a massive corpus. During training, you're essentially building a statistical model of "given this sequence of tokens, what's the probability distribution over the next token?"
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Solar Pro 31,138 words
1. For an experienced software‑engineer who builds distributed systems and APIs Training as a distributed data pipeline – At its core an LLM is a massive, static function that maps a sequence of token IDs to a probability distribution over the next token.
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Our Verdict
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Solar Pro 3
Solar Pro 3Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.8 Max (0902) has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
Solar Pro 3
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

1 host

Qwen3.8 Max (0902)1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$2.00 in·$6.00 out·1M·100% up
Solar Pro 3

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is developed by Qwen while Solar Pro 3 is developed by Upstage. Qwen3.8 Max (0902) has a 1.0M token context window vs Solar Pro 3's 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 3 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Qwen3.8 Max (0902) and Solar Pro 3 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 3 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs $2/M input tokens and Solar Pro 3 costs $0/M input tokens. Solar Pro 3 is $2.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Qwen3.8 Max (0902) and Solar Pro 3 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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