Qwen3.7 Plus vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
Two low-cost mid-tier models with long context, suited to bulk text work. Both list prices from the makers’ own pages, and what three everyday jobs cost on each.
US dollars, standard rate, shortest context band. Price only: this page does not rank quality.
- Qwen3.7 Plus
- $1.84
- Gemini 3.8 Flash
- $3.75
- Qwen3.7 Plus, per M tokens
- $0.40 / $1.60
- Gemini 3.8 Flash, per M tokens
- $0.75 / $3.75
3,000 tokens in and 400 out each, at list price.
Per million tokens, Qwen3.7 Plus costs $0.40 in and $1.60 out; Gemini 3.8 Flash costs $0.75 in and $3.75 out. 1,000 support replies cost $3.75 on Gemini 3.8 Flash and $1.84 on Qwen3.7 Plus, so Gemini 3.8 Flash costs twice as much. Qwen3.7 Plus reads up to 1M tokens at once, Gemini 3.8 Flash up to 1.05M.
Side by side
Each maker’s published rate for its standard tier. Cached input is what a repeated prompt prefix costs once the provider has stored it.
| Fact | Qwen3.7 Plus | Gemini 3.8 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Tier | Workhorses | Workhorses |
| Input, per M tokens | $0.40 | $0.75 |
| Output, per M tokens | $1.60 | $3.75 |
| Cached input | Not published | $0.075 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Released | Not published | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
What a job costs on each
1,000 runs of each job at the two list prices. The gap moves from job to job because the models price input, output and cached context differently.
| Job | Qwen3.7 Plus | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support reply3,000 in, 400 out. | $1.84 | $3.75 | Qwen3.7 Plus, 51% less |
| Document summary25,000 in, 1,000 out. | $11.60 | $22.50 | Qwen3.7 Plus, 48% less |
| Agent task80,000 in (70,000 cached), 3,000 out. | $36.80 | $24.00 | Gemini 3.8 Flash, 35% less |
The token counts are ours, chosen to look like real work; the prices are the makers’. A model with no published cache price bills the agent task’s repeated context at its full input rate.
The small print
What each base rate leaves out, from the makers’ own pages: surcharges, discounts, promotions and cache pricing.
- Qwen3.7 Plus
- Shown as 'List price (Limited-time 20% off)': the list price is recorded, the discounted rate would be $0.32 / $1.28. Input 256K to 1M: $1.20 / $4.80 list. Snapshot qwen3.7-plus-2026-05-26. International deployment. Cache discounts as for Qwen3.8 Max. Context taken from the top pricing tier (1M). Alibaba (Qwen)’s pricing page
- Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Launch price through 2026-12-31; from 2027-01-01 it becomes $1.50 / $7.50, cached $0.15. Batch and Flex 50% off; Priority $1.35 / $6.75. Cache storage $0.50 per MTok per hour (rising to $1.00). Google’s pricing page
Other comparisons
Every head to head on the list that involves Qwen3.7 Plus or Gemini 3.8 Flash.
Run Gemini 3.8 Flash for a quarter of list price
AIGROW API credit covers Gemini 3.8 Flash and is metered at the list prices above: $25 buys $100 of usage.
Prices checked 22 September 2026