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FLUX.1 Kontext [Max] vs Qwen3.8-27b

Pricing per million tokens, context window, capabilities — pulled from each provider's public docs. All 2 are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

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FLUX.1 Kontext [Max]
black-forest-labs/flux-1-kontext-max
Qwen3.8-27b
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Provider
Black Forest Labs
Alibaba Qwen
Family
FLUX
Qwen
Modality
image
text
Context window
262,144 tok
Max output
32,768 tok
Released
2026-08-19
2026-08-17
License
Open-weight
Open-weight
Input price
$0.450 /1M
Output price
$3.20 /1M
Per image
$0.080 /img
Tools
yes
Streaming
yes
Vision
yes
JSON mode
yes
Reasoning
yes
Prompt caching
Batch API
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FLUX.1 Kontext [Max]
black-forest-labs/flux-1-kontext-max
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FLUX.1 Kontext [max] is Black Forest Labs' highest-quality Kontext model for text-to-image generation and context-aware image editing.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
Use cases
Marketing assetsProduct mockupsConcept art
Qwen3.8-27b
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
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Qwen 3.8 27B is a 27-billion-parameter instruction-tuned language model from Alibaba's Qwen family, designed for vision, efficient general-purpose text generation and agentic workloads.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
Use cases
ChatbotsContent generationAgentic workflows

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SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, all 2, one line different.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# FLUX.1 Kontext [Max]
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="black-forest-labs/flux-1-kontext-max",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Qwen3.8-27b
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3.8-27b",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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