Models

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 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.

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Google · text, image, audio, video → text

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is designed to further optimize the performance and reliability of the Gemini 3 Pro series, offering improved reasoning capabilities, greater token efficiency, and a more robust, factually consistent user experience. It is optimized for software-engineering behaviors and usability, and is also suitable for agent workflows that require precise tool invocation and reliable multi-step execution, enabling stable operation across a variety of real-world scenarios.

Input$2 /M
Output$12 /M
Cache read$0.5 /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$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$2
$0.338
Output /M
$12
$1.014
Cache read /M
$0.5
$0.0338
Context length
1,000,000
983,616
Max output
64,000
131,072
Time to First Token
5.4 s
2.4 s
Throughput
97.9 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimageaudiovideo
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputswebdeepsearchlong context
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · gemini_api · claude_api
Released
February 19, 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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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
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1440148015201560
Overall
14801487
Coding
15201521
Math
14891497
Hard prompts
15021507
Instruction following
14771481
Multi-turn
14931495
Creative writing
14661479
Longer query
14921499
Chinese
15311536
English
14881489
Vision
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126013001340
Overall
12781300
OCR
12941315
Diagram
13091326
Homework
13111334
WebDev Arena
gemini-3.1-pro-previewqwen3.8-max-preview
1380148015801680
Overall
14461670
React
14371679
HTML
14911628
Gaming
14651735
Simulations
14761667
Data analytics
14041615

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

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

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
$300 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M output tokens; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: $12/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 1521; 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.

How large is each context window?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview accepts 1,000,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 64,000 tokens on Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview at 97.9 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 accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, deep 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 3.1 Pro Preview 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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