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Gemini 4 Carbon (high) vs Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

Gemini 4 Carbon (high) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 9.2. Qwen3.8 MAX (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.181 vs $6.107. Qwen3.8 MAX (medium) is faster at 27.34s vs 120.04s, with pass rates of 97.1% vs 81.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-13

Compared models

Rank
#36
Total Output Tokens
513,770
Response Time (avg)
120.04s
Total Cost
$6.107
Rank
#46
Total Output Tokens
104,596
Response Time (avg)
27.34s
Total Cost
$1.181
Recommended model Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.2 vs 9.3), while costing about 5.2x less than Gemini 4 Carbon (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 4 Carbon Gemini 4 Carbon high Release: 2026-11-12 Qwen3.8 MAX Qwen3.8 MAX medium Release: 2026-08-04
Score 9.3 9.2
Rank #36 #46
Reliability 9.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 97.1% 81.2%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 29.080 5.266
Total Cost $6.107 $1.181
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.100 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price $0.188 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 484,505 276,512
Output Tokens 6,098 8,152
Reasoning Tokens 507,672 96,444
Response Time (avg) 120.04s 27.34s
Response Time (max) 443.11s 126.60s
Response Time (total) 2760.87s 628.75s
Parameters ~1.2T total (~20B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#36 Gemini 4 Carbon

high
Reached the allocated time limit (600 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
600.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#46 Qwen3.8 MAX

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
71.9s
Tokens
4,750 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 4 Carbon 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 119.00s 8,448 495 79,534
Qwen3.8 MAX 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.35s 7,893 430 23,804

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