Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Google

$0.50 / $3.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Qwen3.8 Max Prime

Qwen (Alibaba)

$4.00 / $12.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 5.3× cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max Prime on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the larger context window (1M vs 1M).

	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Input price / 1M	$0.50	$4.00
Output price / 1M	$3.00	$12.00
Blended price (3:1)	$1.13	$6.00
Cached input / 1M	$0.05	$0.50
Context window	1M	1M
Max output	66K	131K
Intelligence index	—	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	—	1
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2025-12-17	2026-09-23
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 5.3× cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max Prime on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime: which has a bigger context window?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 1,048,576 tokens. Qwen3.8 Max Prime: 1,000,000 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Gemini 3 Flash Preview ≈ $2,500, Qwen3.8 Max Prime ≈ $14,000.

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