Gemini 4 Hydrogen vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models

Google4 Hydrogen

Gemini 4 Hydrogen is the high-efficiency workhorse model of the Gemini 4 family from Google, built for high-throughput agentic workflows, coding and multi-model routing at lower cost and latency than...

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
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Input
Output
Context
▲1 M tokens
Max output
▲944 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$1.50
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$7.50
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.075
Batch (input / output)
$0.750 / $3.75
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲11/12/2026
Knowledge cutoff
2026-03
API id
google/gemini-4-hydrogen
QwenMax Thinking

Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning.

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Reasoning estimated
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Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
262 K tokens
Max output
66 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.780
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$3.90
Cache read, $ per 1M
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Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
02/09/2026
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
qwen/qwen3-max-thinking
Third model (optional)
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 4 Hydrogen vs Qwen3 Max Thinking?

  • Qwen3 Max Thinking: cheapest input (48% less than Gemini 4 Hydrogen)
  • Qwen3 Max Thinking: cheapest output
  • Gemini 4 Hydrogen: largest context (1 M)
  • Gemini 4 Hydrogen: the newest (11/12/2026)
  • Qwen3 Max Thinking: most reasoning (estimated)
  • Gemini 4 Hydrogen: the fastest (estimated)

Qwen3 Max Thinking costs 48% less on input and 48% less on output than Gemini 4 Hydrogen ($0.780 / $3.90 versus $1.50 / $7.50 per million tokens). Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts images; only Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts audio. Gemini 4 Hydrogen 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 4 Hydrogen
$52.50/mo
Qwen3 Max Thinking
$27.30/mo

With Qwen3 Max Thinking you save $25.20 a month versus Gemini 4 Hydrogen (48% 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.

76tokens approx.287 characters

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

  1. 1Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic$0.008
  2. 2Qwen3 Max Thinking Qwen$0.059
  3. 3Gemini 4 Hydrogen Google$0.114
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  5. 5Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic$0.304
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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: Gemini 4 Hydrogen vs Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Qwen3 Max Thinking costs 48% less on input and 48% less on output than Gemini 4 Hydrogen ($0.780 / $3.90 versus $1.50 / $7.50 per million tokens). Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts images; only Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts audio. Gemini 4 Hydrogen offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

Which is cheaper: Gemini 4 Hydrogen and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper: $0.780 per million input tokens and $3.90 per million output tokens, versus $1.50 / $7.50 for Gemini 4 Hydrogen.

Which has more context: Gemini 4 Hydrogen and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Gemini 4 Hydrogen accepts 1 M tokens of context; Qwen3 Max Thinking accepts 262 K.

Which is newer: Gemini 4 Hydrogen and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

Gemini 4 Hydrogen was released on 11/12/2026; Qwen3 Max Thinking on 02/09/2026.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Gemini 4 Hydrogen and Qwen3 Max Thinking?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Gemini 4 Hydrogen: $52.50; Qwen3 Max Thinking: $27.30 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.