Qwen3.8 Max (preview)

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Alibaba's next flagship, previewed in July and measured on the August index at a level that puts it among the strongest models with published weights pending. Still labelled preview by Alibaba: treat availability and pricing as provisional even though the score is now a real measurement.

Category scores (0-100) are WhichAI blended ratings: public category leaderboards plus editorial judgment. Guidance, not official measurements.

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• Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google) · AA 58.7Released September 2, 2026 · API $0.75/$3.75 per 1M tokens ($0.075 cached) · free-tier availability not confirmed
• GLM-5.3-Flash (Z.ai) · AA 57.5Released August 26, 2026 · open weights under MIT · API $0.15/$0.50 per 1M tokens · free chat at chat.z.ai
• GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI) · AA 58.9Released July 9, 2026 (rolling out) · API $5/$30 per 1M tokens · up to 750 tok/s on Cerebras

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 2026 rebased scale (top models ~ 55-66). Snapshot: September 4, 2026 (BenchLM mirror), retrieved September 8, 2026. Specs and prices come from the OpenRouter public model list on the same date. Models nobody has measured carry no index score at all and never enter a ranking: where an estimate exists it is shown separately and labelled unmeasured. Context, price, modality and release dates come from the public OpenRouter model list (retrieved September 8, 2026) and vendor pages. Missing values are not published or not yet verified - shown as -. Sources are linked inside the app (Model guide and About > Methodology).