Gemini 4 Argon (High) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 4 Argon (High) by Google or Qwen3.8 Max (0902) 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 4 Argon (High)
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) vs Gemini 4 Argon (High): 13.7% less intelligence, 105.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 3.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 4 Argon (High) | Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 52.6 | 45.4 | −13.7% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 13.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,407.24 | $4,934.79 | +105.0% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 2.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 63.35s | 65.39s | +3.2% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 3.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 4 Argon (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
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