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gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Output tokens cost $2.50 per million on gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $0.30 per million on gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.03 per million on gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.7s on gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 54.6 tok/s on gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

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gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink
Google · text, image, audio, video → text

Gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20 is enabled by default for thinking; to disable it, request the name gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink.Only OpenAI-compatible format calls are supported; Gemini SDK is not supported. For the native Gemini SDK, please set the parameter budget=0 directly.

Input$0.30 /M
Output$2.50 /M
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.34 /M
Output$1.01 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.30
$0.34
Output /M
$2.50
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.03
$0.03
Context length
1,048,576
983,616
Max output
65,536
131,072
Time to First Token
0.7 s
2.4 s
Throughput
54.6 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimageaudiovideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink
$55.49 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink: $2.50/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink: 0.7s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink accepts 1,048,576 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 65,536 tokens on gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink at 54.6 tok/s and Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20-nothink and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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