Gemini-3.1-pro-preview-search integrates Google's official search functionality; the search feature incurs an additional separate fee log directly incorporated into the scoring, but the log details are not displayed; this will be fixed in the future to show the details; it only supports OpenAI-compatible format calls and does not support the Gemini SDK; for the Gemini native SDK, please directly set the official search parameters.
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Output tokens cost $12.00 per million on Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $2.00 per million on Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.50 per million on Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 3.4s on Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 97.8 tok/s on Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search scores 1522 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.
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.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search: $12.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search: 1522; Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 2.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Search at 97.8 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 Pro Preview Search accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, web search, deep search, 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 3.1 Pro Preview Search 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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