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Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
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Winner summary
Gemini 3.8 Flash wins on 15/21 benchmarks
Gemini 3.8 Flash wins 15 of 21 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · knowledge · coding.
Category leads
speed·Gemini 3.8 Flashknowledge·Gemini 3.8 Flashcoding·Gemini 3.8 Flashgeneral·Gemini 3.8 Flashmath·Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 3.8 Flash
#63 by perf·#8 by attention
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
#102 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
Gemini 3.8 Flash
1.9x better value than Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Gemini 3.8 Flash
25.5 pts/$
$2.25/M
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
13.2 pts/$
$4.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.20T·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
21 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 3.8 FlashQwen3.8 Max (0902)
Artificial Analysis · CritPt
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +0.6
Gemini 3.8 Flash
18.3
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
17.7
Artificial Analysis · GDPval
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +13.0
Gemini 3.8 Flash
45.6
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
58.6
Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +2.5
Gemini 3.8 Flash
95.3
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
92.8
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +4.7
Gemini 3.8 Flash
47.8
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
43.1
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +1.0
Gemini 3.8 Flash
81.3
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
80.3
Artificial Analysis · MMMU Pro
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +2.8
Gemini 3.8 Flash
85.6
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
82.8
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +4.5
Gemini 3.8 Flash
40.9
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
45.4
Artificial Analysis · SciCode
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +4.5
Gemini 3.8 Flash
56.6
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
52.1
Chess Puzzles
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +33.7
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
59.0
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
25.3
Deepswe
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +16.4
Gemini 3.8 Flash
73.8
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
57.5
Dtbench
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +6.2
Gemini 3.8 Flash
92.9
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
86.7
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +24.4
Gemini 3.8 Flash
21.9
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
46.3
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +6.3
Gemini 3.8 Flash
68.4
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
74.7
Frontierswe
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +3.8
Gemini 3.8 Flash
19.6
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
15.8
Furniture Assembly
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +2.4
Gemini 3.8 Flash
2.4
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
0.0
GPQA diamond
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +3.6
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
93.9
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
90.2
Lmca
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +7.8
Gemini 3.8 Flash
62.2
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
54.4
Mystery Game Puzzles
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +9.9
Gemini 3.8 Flash
41.6
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
31.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +0.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
98.9
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
99.4
Proofbench
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) leads by +10.0
Gemini 3.8 Flash
48.0
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
58.0
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 3.8 Flash leads by +23.9
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
69.7
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
45.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Qwen3.8 Max (0902) |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · CritPt | 18.3 | 17.7 |
Artificial Analysis · GDPval | 45.6 | 58.6 |
Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond | 95.3 | 92.8 |
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam | 47.8 | 43.1 |
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning | 81.3 | 80.3 |
Artificial Analysis · MMMU Pro | 85.6 | 82.8 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 40.9 | 45.4 |
Artificial Analysis · SciCode | 56.6 | 52.1 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 59.0 | 25.3 |
Deepswe | 73.8 | 57.5 |
Dtbench | 92.9 | 86.7 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private | 21.9 | 46.3 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 68.4 | 74.7 |
Frontierswe | 19.6 | 15.8 |
Furniture Assembly | 2.4 | 0.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 93.9 | 90.2 |
Lmca | 62.2 | 54.4 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 41.6 | 31.7 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 98.9 | 99.4 |
Proofbench | 48.0 | 58.0 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 69.7 | 45.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.75 | $3.75 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $15.00 | |
| $2.00 | $6.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $30.00 |