Models

Gemma 4 26B A4B It vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Output tokens cost $0.40 per million on Gemma 4 26B A4B It and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $0.14 per million on Gemma 4 26B A4B It and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 262,100 tokens on Gemma 4 26B A4B It and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.4s on Gemma 4 26B A4B It and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 22.1 tok/s on Gemma 4 26B A4B It and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

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Gemma 4 26B A4B It
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A Mixture-of-Experts model that activates only 4B parameters per inference,delivering high-performance reasoning with a fraction of the memory cost - idealfor cost-efficient, high-throughput server deployments.

Input$0.14 /M
Output$0.40 /M
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
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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.

Gemma 4 26B A4B It
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.14
$0.34
Output /M
$0.40
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.00
$0.03
Context length
262,100
983,616
Max output
131,100
131,072
Time to First Token
0.4 s
2.4 s
Throughput
22.1 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
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Supported Parameters
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API Formats
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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Cost calculator

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

Gemma 4 26B A4B It
$14.40 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemma 4 26B A4B It, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Gemma 4 26B A4B It: $0.40/M output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Gemma 4 26B A4B It: 0.4s 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?

Gemma 4 26B A4B It accepts 262,100 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 131,100 tokens on Gemma 4 26B A4B It and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and Gemma 4 26B A4B It at 22.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

Can I call Gemma 4 26B A4B It 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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