Short answer: Qwen 3.8 Max is 1.7x cheaper (0.36¢ vs 0.63¢ a chat). Qwen 3.8 Max ranks higher overall (#3 vs #5). Qwen 3.8 Max wins at reasoning, agentic tasks. OpenAI o3 wins at coding. Qwen 3.8 Max is the better all-rounder for the money, but OpenAI o3 is worth it if you mostly need coding.
QQWENGANG
QWEN 3.8 MAX
QWEN GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE742 SOURCES
BUILDAGENTSAUTOMATEIDEAS
CODEAGENTSIDEASINTO REALITY
POWER86AA · CRAPGPT
Agentic
97
Reasoning
90
Code
80
Instruction
54
Writing
54
Value
50
BOSS★★★★
GENERALIST / AGENT
0.36¢ per chat · 275 chats per NZ$1
“Polished. Dangerous. Usually right.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
OOPENAIGANG
OPENAI O3
OPENAI GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE672 SOURCES
INTELLIGENCEPEOPLETOOLSA BRIGHTERTOMORROW.
BETTERIDEASHIGHERPEOPLE
POWER82AA · CRAPGPT
Math
89
Code
83
Instruction
79
Reasoning
73
Agentic
71
Value
38
LIEUTENANT★★★★
ANALYST / CODER
0.63¢ per chat · 159 chats per NZ$1
“Show your working.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Qwen 3.8 Max
OpenAI o3
Cost per chat (NZD)
0.36¢
0.63¢
Chats per NZ$1
275
159
Overall rank
#3
#5
Vendor
Alibaba
OpenAI
Speciality
General
Math
Crowd Elo
988
no votes
Reasoning
90
73
Code
80
83
Agentic
97
71
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-13.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Qwen 3.8 Max or OpenAI o3?
Qwen 3.8 Max costs 0.36¢ per typical chat versus 0.63¢ for OpenAI o3 on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Which is better, Qwen 3.8 Max or OpenAI o3?
Qwen 3.8 Max ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Qwen 3.8 Max leads at reasoning, agentic tasks; OpenAI o3 leads at coding.
Can I try Qwen 3.8 Max and OpenAI o3 side by side?
Yes. CrapGPT's card battle sends one prompt to two models and lets you pick the winner, paying only for the two replies.
