Models

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image 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 Flash Lite Image
Google · text, image → text

Google's newest, most compact, and most cost-effective image generation and editing model, designed for large-scale use.

Input$0.25 /M
Output$1.5 /M
Qwen logo
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 Flash Lite Image
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.25
$0.338
Output /M
$1.5
$1.014
Cache read /M
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$0.0338
Context length
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983,616
Max output
0
131,072
Time to First Token
1.0 s
2.4 s
Throughput
45.6 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinking
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
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.

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image
$37.50 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M output tokens; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image: $1.5/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image: 1.0s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image at 45.6 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 Flash Lite Image accepts text and image input and supports thinking; 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 Flash Lite Image 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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