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Qwen3.8 Max vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba lists 1M context, 131.07K maximum output, $2.00 input per 1M tokens, $6.00 output per 1M tokens. Gemini 3 Pro Preview from Google lists 1.05M context, 65.54K maximum output, $2.00 input per 1M tokens, $12.00 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

Alibaba

Qwen3.8 Max

Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba: 2.4-trillion-parameter MoE flagship for coding, professional work, multimodal understanding, and long-horizon agentic workflows.

Context
1M
Max output
131.07K
Input / 1M tokens
$2.00
Output / 1M tokens
$6.00

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video input
  • PDF input

Produces

  • Text output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗
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Google

Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Gemini 3 Pro Preview from Google: Preview Gemini flagship for complex reasoning, coding, and rich multimodal prompts.

Context
1.05M
Max output
65.54K
Input / 1M tokens
$2.00
Output / 1M tokens
$12.00

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video input
  • Audio input
  • PDF input

Produces

  • Text output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗

At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

Qwen3.8 Max

  • Maximum output: 131.07K
  • Output price: $6.00

Gemini 3 Pro Preview

  • Context capacity: 1.05M

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Qwen3.8 Max:1M

Gemini 3 Pro Preview:1.05M

Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Qwen3.8 Max:131.07K

Gemini 3 Pro Preview:65.54K

Qwen3.8 Max

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Qwen3.8 Max:$2.00

Gemini 3 Pro Preview:$2.00

Same value

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Qwen3.8 Max:$6.00

Gemini 3 Pro Preview:$12.00

Qwen3.8 Max

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Qwen3.8 Max and Gemini 3 Pro Preview. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationQwen3.8 MaxGemini 3 Pro Preview
ProviderAlibabaGoogle
Listed pricing routeAlibabaGoogle
Model familyqwengemini-pro
Accepted inputstext, image, video, pdftext, image, video, audio, pdf
Produced outputstexttext
Context window1M1.05MHigher
Max output131.07KHigher65.54K
Input price / 1M$2.00$2.00
Output price / 1M$6.00Lower$12.00
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputNot documentedDocumented
Structured outputNot documentedDocumented
LicenseProprietaryProprietary

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Qwen3.8 Max if you need larger maximum output or a lower listed output rate. Consider Gemini 3 Pro Preview if you need larger context. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

Explore each model’s features, API requirements and licence terms in the sources below.

Questions people ask

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

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