# Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3 7 Plus

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen3 7 Plus in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Long context, and Factuality.

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

Qwen3 7 Plus: $0.56 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: closed weights.

Qwen3 7 Plus: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen3 7 Plus in General LLM at #7 against #59.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen3 7 Plus in Reasoning at #6 against #71.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen3 7 Plus in Science at #4 against #46.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen3 7 Plus in Long context at #5 against #61.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Qwen3 7 Plus in Factuality at #19 against #54.

As of Oct 15, 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 15, 2026, Qwen3 7 Plus is ranked #46 in Science (since Oct 15, 2026; sources GPQA Diamond; methodology v1.0).