Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max - API in Egypt, billed in EGP

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Alibabaqwen3.8-max

Qwen3.8 Max is the flagship model in Alibaba's Qwen3.8 series, the general-availability successor to the Qwen3.8 Max Preview. It is a multimodal reasoning model intended for complex reasoning, visual understanding,

Modality

Chat

Context window

256K tokens

Max output

16K tokens

Region

US

Weights

Proprietary

Published

17 Aug 2026

Pricing

Input

91.17

EGP per 1M tokens

Output

273.56

EGP per 1M tokens

Monthly cost example

8,661.69 EGP

Illustrative estimate: 50M input + 15M output tokens per month at this model's catalog rates.

Use it via the API

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point the base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and use your SovereignEG API key.

Run inference

OpenAI-compatible — POST /v1/chat/completions — drop-in for any OpenAI SDK.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.8-max",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?"}
    ],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max cost?

91.17 EGP per 1M input tokens; 273.56 EGP per 1M output tokens. Billing is metered per token in Egyptian pounds (EGP), with no minimum commitment.

What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max supports a context window of 256,000 tokens (256K), with up to 16,384 output tokens per response.

Where is Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max hosted?

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max is served from US (US-hosted inference).

Is Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max an open-weights model?

No — Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max is a proprietary model. It is available through the SovereignEG API with per-token EGP billing.

How do I use Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max via the API?

Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max is available through the OpenAI-compatible SovereignEG API: point your SDK's base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and call /v1/chat/completions with model "qwen3.8-max" and your API key.