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Qwen3.8-Max (0902) vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 14 results on 4 sources that measured both models.
Of the 14 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.
Results as of 13 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-13-2e2420e3c5cc). See also Alibaba vs Google, every model from both labs.
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview? The short answer
Pick Qwen3.8-Max (0902) if quality matters most: it scores higher (Intelligence Index 45.4 against 26.3). Pick Gemini 3 Flash Preview if cost matters more: it costs 2.7 times less per token.
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview is cheaper: $1.12 against $3.00 per million tokens, 2.7 times less.
- Qwen3.8-Max (0902) scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 45.4 against 26.3.
- Qwen3.8-Max (0902) is newer: released 3 Aug 2026, against 17 Dec 2025 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: Qwen3.8-Max (0902) does better for agents and tool use, professional work and reasoning and knowledge; Gemini 3 Flash Preview for sticking to the facts.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| Qwen3.8-Max (0902) | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $2.00 in · $6.00 out | $0.50 in · $3.00 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $3.00 | $1.12 |
| Cheapest host, blended | – | $1.12 (Google) |
| Intelligence Index | 45.4 | 26.3 |
| Spring Prompt overall | 47 | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | 37 | – |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Released | 3 Aug 2026 (newer) | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Developer based in | China | the US |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among the models on sale today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. Further right is better; the better rank is in green.
Every shared result
Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. Under each measure, every model that benchmark has measured is a grey tick, best to the right, so you can see where the two sit in the field. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.
| Measure | Qwen3.8-Max (0902) | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Overall · TextArena rating, higher is better 20 · 36 of 387 measured | 1,482 | 1,473 |
| Overall · Text factualityArena rating, higher is better 22 · 27 of 163 measured | 1,472 | 1,468 |
| Business, management and finance · TextArena rating, higher is better 16 · 34 of 380 measured | 1,484 | 1,468 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 3 results | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score, higher is better 14 · 65 of 243 measured | 45.4 | 26.3thinking reasoning |
| GPQA Diamond% of questions, higher is better 15 · 44 of 231 measured | 92.8% | 89.8%thinking reasoning |
| Humanity's Last Exam% of questions, higher is better 24 · 54 of 242 measured | 43.1% | 36.6%thinking reasoning |
| GDP.pdf reported by GDP.pdf · 1 result | ||
| Professional document tasks% of rubric, higher is better 13 · 29 of 32 measured | 23.2%xhigh reasoning | 10.0% |
| SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) reported by SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) · 1 result | ||
| Correct answers% of questions, higher is better 30 · 10 of 76 measured | 47.3%xhigh reasoning | 66.8%high reasoning |
Show all 14 results (6 more)
| Measure | Qwen3.8-Max (0902) | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 4 results | ||
| Creative writing · TextArena rating, higher is better 17 · 23 of 385 measured | 1,468 | 1,457 |
| Expert prompts · TextArena rating, higher is better 20 · 44 of 338 measured | 1,513 | 1,496 |
| Instruction following · TextArena rating, higher is better 25 · 44 of 387 measured | 1,474 | 1,457 |
| Writing, literature and language · TextArena rating, higher is better 18 · 28 of 386 measured | 1,472 | 1,461 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 2 results | ||
| τ-bench banking% of tasks, higher is better 7 · 48 of 121 measured | 47.8% | 20.8%thinking reasoning |
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions, higher is better 35 · 59 of 233 measured | 80.3% | 78.0%thinking reasoning |
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Quick answers
Is Qwen3.8-Max (0902) better than Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Pick Qwen3.8-Max (0902) if quality matters most: it scores higher (Intelligence Index 45.4 against 26.3). Pick Gemini 3 Flash Preview if cost matters more: it costs 2.7 times less per token.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is cheaper: $1.12 against $3.00 per million tokens, 2.7 times less.
Which is better for agents and tool use, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 7 of 164 models on sale for multi-step tasks with tools: support desks, coding agents, function calls, against 79 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
Which is better for professional work, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 18 of 51 models on sale for real tasks from banking, consulting and law, business documents and freelance projects, against 46 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
Which is better for reasoning and knowledge, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 17 of 198 models on sale for hard questions across science, maths and general knowledge, against 53 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
Which is better for writing, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 16 of 188 models on sale for what people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality, against 27 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
Which is better for sticking to the facts, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 38 of 152 models on sale for summarising without inventing things, and factual answers, against 55 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Qwen3.8-Max (0902).
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