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

The average score is effectively tied at 9.2 vs 9.2. Qwen3.8 MAX (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.181 vs $1.933. Qwen3.8 MAX (medium) is faster at 27.34s vs 38.78s, with pass rates of 95.7% vs 81.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-13

Compared models

Rank
#43
Total Output Tokens
131,948
Response Time (avg)
38.78s
Total Cost
$1.933
Rank
#46
Total Output Tokens
104,596
Response Time (avg)
27.34s
Total Cost
$1.181
Recommended model Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

It has the best score here (9.2), while costing about 1.6x less than Gemini 4 Carbon (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 4 Carbon Gemini 4 Carbon medium Release: 2026-11-12 Qwen3.8 MAX Qwen3.8 MAX medium Release: 2026-08-04
Score 9.2 9.2
Rank #43 #46
Reliability 8.6 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 95.7% 81.2%
Flaky tests 3 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.662 5.266
Total Cost $1.933 $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 306,396 276,512
Output Tokens 5,746 8,152
Reasoning Tokens 126,202 96,444
Response Time (avg) 38.78s 27.34s
Response Time (max) 206.61s 126.60s
Response Time (total) 892.02s 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.

#43 Gemini 4 Carbon

medium
Cost
$0.203
Time
336.6s
Tokens
20,353 tok

#46 Qwen3.8 MAX

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

Top Models by Score

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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 29.67s 8,448 487 17,950
Qwen3.8 MAX 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.35s 7,893 430 23,804

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