Compare / Qwen3.8-Max (0902) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 11 results on 2 sources that measured both models.
Of the 11 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.
Results as of 20 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-20-96eb40c3ec63). See also Alibaba vs Google, every model from both labs.
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Pro Preview? The short answer
Pick Qwen3.8-Max (0902): it scores higher (Intelligence Index 45.4 against 28.0) at about the same price.
- Qwen3.8-Max (0902) scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 45.4 against 28.0.
- Qwen3.8-Max (0902) is newer: released 3 Aug 2026, against 18 Nov 2025 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: Qwen3.8-Max (0902) does better for reasoning and knowledge; Gemini 3 Pro Preview for sticking to the facts.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| Qwen3.8-Max (0902) | Gemini 3 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $2.00 in · $6.00 out | Not on sale |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $3.00 | – |
| Cheapest host, blended | – | – |
| Intelligence Index | 45.4 | 28.0 |
| Spring Prompt overall | 46 | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | 37 | – |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | – |
| Released | 3 Aug 2026 (newer) | 18 Nov 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.
From our research
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 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Overall · TextArena rating, higher is better 20 · 16 of 387 measured | 1,482 | 1,485 |
| Overall · Text factualityArena rating, higher is better 22 · 11 of 163 measured | 1,472 | 1,481 |
| Business, management and finance · TextArena rating, higher is better 16 · 28 of 380 measured | 1,484 | 1,474 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 3 results | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score, higher is better 15 · 63 of 249 measured | 45.4 | 28.0high reasoning |
| GPQA Diamond% of questions, higher is better 15 · 35 of 232 measured | 92.8% | 90.8%high reasoning |
| Humanity's Last Exam% of questions, higher is better 28 · 46 of 248 measured | 43.1% | 39.7%high reasoning |
Show all 11 results (5 more)
| Measure | Qwen3.8-Max (0902) | Gemini 3 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 4 results | ||
| Creative writing · TextArena rating, higher is better 17 · 8 of 385 measured | 1,468 | 1,484 |
| Expert prompts · TextArena rating, higher is better 20 · 39 of 338 measured | 1,513 | 1,498 |
| Instruction following · TextArena rating, higher is better 25 · 26 of 387 measured | 1,474 | 1,473 |
| Writing, literature and language · TextArena rating, higher is better 18 · 10 of 386 measured | 1,472 | 1,481 |
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 1 result | ||
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions, higher is better 37 · 78 of 239 measured | 80.3% | 76.0%high reasoning |
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Quick answers
Is Qwen3.8-Max (0902) better than Gemini 3 Pro Preview?
Pick Qwen3.8-Max (0902): it scores higher (Intelligence Index 45.4 against 28.0) at about the same price.
Which is better for agents and tool use, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Pro Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 9 of 168 models on sale for multi-step tasks with tools: support desks, coding agents, function calls, against 79 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview.
Which is better for professional work, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Pro 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 45 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview.
Which is better for reasoning and knowledge, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Pro Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 19 of 202 models on sale for hard questions across science, maths and general knowledge, against 48 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview.
Which is better for writing, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Pro Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 17 of 189 models on sale for what people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality, against 21 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview.
Which is better for sticking to the facts, Qwen3.8-Max (0902) or Gemini 3 Pro Preview?
Qwen3.8-Max (0902) ranks 39 of 153 models on sale for summarising without inventing things, and factual answers, against 69 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview.
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