Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max
Gemini 3.8 Flash from Google and Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba Cloud (Qwen), side by side. Every figure comes from the model registry. No markup on model usage: you pay the provider's list price.
| Attribute |  Gemini 3.8 Flash |  Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) | |
| Model id | google/gemini-3.8-flash | qwen/qwen3.8-max |
| Status | Available via Safeguard | Available via Safeguard |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.75 | $2 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $3.75 | $6 |
| Price notes | Paid tier. $0.75 in / $3.75 out (output includes thinking tokens) through 2026-12-31, rises to $1.50 / $7.50 from 2027-01-01. | International (Singapore) deployment, 0 to 1M input tokens, both modes. |
| Context | 1.05M | 1M |
| Parameters | Not published | Not published |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | Not published |
| Modality | Text and image | Text and image |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Zero data retention | Not offered | Not stated |
| Prompts go to | Google (Gemini Developer API) | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (prices shown are for the Singapore / International deployment) |
| Retention | Paid tier: prompts and responses not used to improve Google products, but logged for a limited period for abuse monitoring, free tier content may be used to improve products | Alibaba Cloud states it never uses your data for model training, Model Studio stores data generated from model calls as required by law (no period stated) |
| Region | No region guarantee, data may be stored transiently or cached in any country where Google operates. Google points ZDR and enterprise processing needs to Vertex AI (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform) | Singapore (International) for these prices, other regions such as China (Beijing), Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Virginia and Tokyo have separate price lists |
| Price checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
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