Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) by Google or Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium)
Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium): 30.7% less intelligence, 5.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) | Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 39.8 | 27.6 | −30.7% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 30.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,100.06 | $1,165.00 | +5.9% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 5.9% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 56.04s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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