Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8-Max

Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash and Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max compared on specs, pricing, and capabilities — as configured in AI Crucible ensembles.

Gemini 3.8 Flash input tokens are 2.7x cheaper than Qwen3.8-Max ($0.90 vs $2.40 per 1M tokens).
Gemini 3.8 Flash output tokens are 1.6x cheaper than Qwen3.8-Max ($4.50 vs $7.20 per 1M tokens).

Specification	Gemini 3.8 Flash	Qwen3.8-Max
Provider	Google	Alibaba
API model ID	gemini-3.8-flash	qwen3.8-max
Description	Google's most intelligent Flash model, engineered for long-horizon software engineering with 1M context.	Alibaba's flagship Qwen3.8 model with 1M context, native thinking, and vision, at lower cost than Qwen3.7-Max.
Context window	1M tokens	1M tokens
Max output tokens	65,536	131,072
Input cost ($/1M tokens)	$0.90	$2.40
Output cost ($/1M tokens)	$4.50	$7.20
Cache read cost ($/1M tokens)	$0.09	$0.30
Latency	low	medium
Reasoning model	Yes	Yes
Vision (image input)	Yes	Yes
Tool use	Yes	Yes