Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash
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Data updated on October 23, 2026· 222 models
Gemini 4 Argon is Google's flagship reasoning model, built for complex software engineering, deep mathematical and scientific problem solving, and autonomous multi-step agents.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1 M tokens
- Max output
- ▲944 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $2.00
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $10.00
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.100
- Batch (input / output)
- $1.00 / $5.00
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲10/13/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026-03
- API id
- google/gemini-4-argon
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is an omni-modal reasoning model from Alibaba, the first Qwen model built around agentic capabilities with native audio-video understanding.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 1 M tokens
- Max output
- 131 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.150
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.470
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.016
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 09/17/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- qwen/qwen3.8-omni-flash
Which is the better API choice: Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?
- Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: cheapest input (93% less than Gemini 4 Argon)
- Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: cheapest output
- Gemini 4 Argon: largest context (1 M)
- Gemini 4 Argon: the newest (10/13/2026)
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash costs 93% less on input and 95% less on output than Gemini 4 Argon ($0.150 / $0.470 versus $2.00 / $10.00 per million tokens). Gemini 4 Argon accepts more context (1 M). Gemini 4 Argon 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.
With Qwen3.8 Omni Flash you save $65.87 a month versus Gemini 4 Argon (94% less).
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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model
Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
- 1Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic$0.008
- 2Qwen3.8 Omni Flash Qwen$0.011
- 3Gemini 4 Argon Google$0.152
- 4Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic$0.152
- 5Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic$0.152
- 6Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic$0.304
- 7Claude Opus 5 Anthropic$0.380
- 8Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic$0.760
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the better API choice: Gemini 4 Argon vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash costs 93% less on input and 95% less on output than Gemini 4 Argon ($0.150 / $0.470 versus $2.00 / $10.00 per million tokens). Gemini 4 Argon accepts more context (1 M). Gemini 4 Argon offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
Which is cheaper: Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is cheaper: $0.150 per million input tokens and $0.470 per million output tokens, versus $2.00 / $10.00 for Gemini 4 Argon.
Which has more context: Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?
Gemini 4 Argon accepts 1 M tokens of context; Qwen3.8 Omni Flash accepts 1 M.
Which is newer: Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?
Gemini 4 Argon was released on 10/13/2026; Qwen3.8 Omni Flash on 09/17/2026.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Gemini 4 Argon and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Gemini 4 Argon: $70.00; Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: $4.13 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.