# Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen2 5

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen2 5 in 3 of 3 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, and Long context.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.

Qwen2 5: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: closed weights.

Qwen2 5: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen2 5 in General LLM at #7 against #141.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen2 5 in Reasoning at #6 against #143.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen2 5 in Long context at #5 against #134.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash is state of the art on best per dollar in General LLM (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Qwen2 5 is ranked #134 in Long context (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query); methodology v1.0).