Gemini-2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Search integrates Google's official search functionality; the search feature will have an additional separate fee log directly integrated into the scoring deduction, with detailed logs not displayed. It will be fixed and displayed later. Only OpenAI-compatible formats are supported for invocation; Gemini SDK is not supported. For Gemini's native SDK, please set parameters directly using the official search parameters.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Search vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Compare Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Search from Google and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Search, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Search: $2.50/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Search: 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 Search 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 Search and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 Search 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 Search 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 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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