Cheapest Qwen3.8 Flash API: RunAPI is 90% below the official price
Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.150/$0.470 per 1M tokens from Qwen. The lowest quote in the index is RunAPI: $0.014 in, $0.048 out. Full table and buying checklist below.
| # | Provider | 1M input | 1M output | vs list | Tokens per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Official list | $0.150 | $0.470 | 0% | 492M |
| 1 | $0.014 | $0.048 | −90% | 5.04B | |
| 2 | $0.023 | $0.071 | −85% | 3.28B | |
| 3 | $0.160 | $0.470 | +4% | 472M | |
| 4 | $0.215 | $0.673 | +43% | 343M |
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Tokens per $100 assume a “code” mix: 5 input tokens per output token. Prices are crawled; verify them on the provider page before buying.
What to check before buying
- Test the key with the free API checker — it verifies the endpoint responds, without sending tokens.
- Compare the blended cost for your workload, not just the input price: output tokens dominate in agent workloads.
- Check uptime and minimum top-up: the cheapest provider is useless if it is down half the day.