Models

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (free) vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (free) and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 5.2s on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (free) and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 124.0 tok/s on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (free) and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (free)
Google · text, image, audio, video → text

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite free version: Free model resources are limited and provided only for trial use; stability cannot be guaranteed, and you may encounter 429 errors during use. If you need to use it in a production environment and require unlimited concurrency with absolute stability, please choose the official version:gemini-3.5-flash-lite.

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 3.5 Flash Lite (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
5.2 s
2.4 s
Throughput
124.0 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimageaudiovideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong context
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · gemini_api · claude_api
Released
July 21, 2026
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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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Cost calculator

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

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (free)
$0.00 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

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

FAQ

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.

How large is each context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (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 3.5 Flash Lite (free) and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (free) at 124.0 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 3.5 Flash Lite (free) accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web 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 3.5 Flash Lite (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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