Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s state-of-the-art AI model designed for advanced reasoning, coding, mathematics, and scientific tasks. It employs “thinking” capabilities, enabling it to reason through responses with enhanced accuracy...
Model details →Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3.8 Max 0902 is an updated snapshot of Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba's Qwen team. It is a 2.4-trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts model that accepts text, image, and video input and returns text,...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1.0M | 1M | 🏆 Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $1.25 | $2.00 | 🏆 Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $10.00 | $6.00 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 better than Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)?
Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 and Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902)?
Input: $1.25 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $10.00 vs $6.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 and Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) support?
Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 supports up to 1.0M tokens. Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 and Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) support tool calling?
Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06: yes. Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902): yes.