Models

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) scores 1509 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.

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Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free)
Google · text, image, audio, video → text

gemini-3-flash-preview-free is the free, publicly available version of gemini-3-flash-preview, offering the same model capabilities with usage limits in place to ensure service stability. Limits include up to 5 requests per minute, a maximum of 250 requests per day, and a daily quota of 500,000 tokens. Free usage is based on shared capacity and is limited in availability. This version is intended for testing and light usage; for consistent and reliable access, please switch to the paid model.

Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /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 3 Flash Preview (free)
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.00
$0.34
Output /M
$0.00
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.00
$0.03
Context length
1,048,576
983,616
Max output
65,536
131,072
Time to First Token
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2.4 s
Throughput
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48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimageaudiovideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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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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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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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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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
gemini-3-flash-preview-freeqwen3.8-max-preview
1440148015201560
Overall
14731481
Coding
15091520
Math
14761504
Hard prompts
14921506
Instruction following
14581478
Multi-turn
14831496
Creative writing
14591469
Longer query
14751497
Chinese
15211545
English
14751486
Vision
gemini-3-flash-preview-freeqwen3.8-max-preview
1240128013201360
Overall
12711302
OCR
12851317
Diagram
12961331
Homework
13141335
WebDev Arena
gemini-3-flash-preview-freeqwen3.8-max-preview
1380148015801680
Overall
14371669
React
14301678
HTML
14401628
Gaming
14521733
Simulations
14171665
Data analytics
14131614

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

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

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free)
$0.00 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

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

FAQ

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free): 1509 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

How large is each context window?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) accepts 1,048,576 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 65,536 tokens on Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (free) accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; 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 3 Flash Preview (free) 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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