Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B

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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models

Google3.8 Flash

Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's most intelligent Flash model with significant gains from 3.7 Flash across software engineering, agentic tasks, and multi-step reasoning.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
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Input
Output
Context
1 M tokens
Max output
66 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.750
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$3.75
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.075
Batch (input / output)
$0.375 / $1.88
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲09/02/2026
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
google/gemini-3.8-flash
Qwen2.4T A95B

Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is an open-weight sparse mixture-of-experts model from Qwen and the open-weight variant of Qwen3.8 Max, with 95 billion active parameters out of 2.4 trillion total.

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Reasoning estimated
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Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
1 M tokens
Max output
▲131 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$2.00
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$6.00
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.250
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
08/12/2026
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
qwen/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b
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text image audio video PDF / file reasoning (1 to 5, estimated by family) speed (1 to 4, estimated by family)▲ best value among the selected

Which is the better API choice: Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?

  • Gemini 3.8 Flash: cheapest input (63% less than Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B)
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash: cheapest output
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash: the newest (09/02/2026)
  • Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B: most reasoning (estimated)
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash: the fastest (estimated)

Gemini 3.8 Flash costs 63% less on input and 38% less on output than Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B ($0.750 / $3.75 versus $2.00 / $6.00 per million tokens). All accept 1 M tokens of context. On capabilities, Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts images; only Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts audio. Gemini 3.8 Flash offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

What would your product cost?

Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

Gemini 3.8 Flash
$26.25/mo
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
$54.00/mo

With Gemini 3.8 Flash you save $27.75 a month versus Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (51% less).

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  3. 3Qwen3.7 Flash Qwen$0.97
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  5. 5Ministral 3 3B 2512 Mistral$1.90
  6. 6Qwen3.5-Flash Qwen$2.02

Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

  1. 1Gemini 3.8 Flash Google$0.057
  2. 2Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B Qwen$0.152
  3. 3Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic$0.152
  4. 4Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic$0.152
  5. 5Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic$0.304
  6. 6Claude Opus 5 Anthropic$0.380
  7. 7Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic$0.760
  8. 8Claude Fable 5 Anthropic$0.760

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash costs 63% less on input and 38% less on output than Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B ($0.750 / $3.75 versus $2.00 / $6.00 per million tokens). All accept 1 M tokens of context. On capabilities, Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts images; only Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts audio. Gemini 3.8 Flash offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheaper: $0.750 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens, versus $2.00 / $6.00 for Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B.

Which has more context: Gemini 3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B accept the same context: 1 M tokens.

Which is newer: Gemini 3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash was released on 09/02/2026; Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B on 08/12/2026.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Gemini 3.8 Flash and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Gemini 3.8 Flash: $26.25; Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B: $54.00 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.