Models

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Output tokens cost $1.50 per million on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $0.25 per million on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.25 per million on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 1,000,000 tokens on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.6s on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 86.9 tok/s on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores 1457 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.

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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google · text, image, audio, video → text

gemini-3.1-flash-lite is currently Google's latest and most cost-effective model, optimized for large-scale agent-based tasks, translation, and simple data processing.

Input$0.25 /M
Output$1.50 /M
Qwen logo
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 3.1 Flash Lite
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.25
$0.34
Output /M
$1.50
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.25
$0.03
Context length
1,000,000
983,616
Max output
64,000
131,072
Time to First Token
0.6 s
2.4 s
Throughput
86.9 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimageaudiovideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputswebdeepsearchlong context
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · gemini_api · claude_api
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-3.1-flash-liteqwen3.8-max-preview
1380144015001560
Overall
14321481
Coding
14571520
Math
14371504
Hard prompts
14441506
Instruction following
14071478
Multi-turn
14371496
Creative writing
14131469
Longer query
14281497
Chinese
14791545
English
14331486
Vision
gemini-3.1-flash-liteqwen3.8-max-preview
12001240128013201360
Overall
12341302
OCR
12481317
Diagram
12511331
Homework
12701335
WebDev Arena
gemini-3.1-flash-liteqwen3.8-max-preview
1220136015001640
Overall
12541669
React
12421678
HTML
12821628
Gaming
12611733
Simulations
12591665
Data analytics
12371614

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.

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
$37.50 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: $1.50/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 1457 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0.6s 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 3.1 Flash Lite accepts 1,000,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 64,000 tokens on Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite at 86.9 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 3.1 Flash Lite accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, deep search 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 3.1 Flash Lite 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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