Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is a low-latency, cost-effective multimodal model optimized for high-throughput, low-cost execution for subagent tasks and document parsing. The model supports text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs, and is designed for high-volume agentic workflows, simple data extraction, and applications where latency and API cost are the primary constraints.
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Output tokens cost $2.50 per million on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $0.30 per million on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.03 per million on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 1,048,576 tokens on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.5s on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 65.4 tok/s on Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores 1500 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.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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LMArena Benchmarks
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Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: $2.50/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 1500 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 0.5s 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 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 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite at 65.4 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 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 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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