Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview by Google or Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh)
Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 13.5% more intelligence, 31.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 141.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.7 | 33.7 | +13.5% Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) is 13.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,935.39 | $1,336.09 | −31.0% Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) is 31.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 24.90s | 60.10s | +141.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) is 141.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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