Is Step 5 Preview or Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B cheaper?

Step 5 Preview is cheaper on output tokens ($2.70 vs $6.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Step 5 Preview or Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Step 5 Preview vs Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B

Step 5 Preview is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B offers a larger context window. Choose Step 5 Preview or Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Step 5 Preview	Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$1.00	$2.00
Output / 1M tokens	$2.70	$6.00
Context window	1M	1M
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Sep 2026	Aug 2026

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