Qwen3.8 Max vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen) Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle Our takeGemini 3.8 Flash wins 3 of 4 categories and costs less: 2.0× cheaper for everyday text work. Easy pick.
Overall6671Best
Coding75Best66
Writing7580Best
Support7278Best
Value5866Best
Input / 1M$2.00$0.75Best
Output / 1M$6.00$3.75Best
Blended / 1M$3.00$1.50Best
Context window1M1MBest
Open weightsNoNo
Released3 Aug 20262 Sept 2026
Your monthly bill
Qwen3.8 Max$600
Gemini 3.8 Flash$300Cheapest
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.