Qwen3.8 Max vs Gemini 4 Argon: price, context window and capabilities
Qwen3.8 Max (qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902) from Qwen and Gemini 4 Argon (google/gemini-4-argon) from Google are both multimodal language models on the OceanToken API. Qwen3.8 Max costs less for output: $5.70 against $9.00 per 1M output tokens (37% less); Gemini 4 Argon costs less for input: $1.80 against $1.90 per 1M input tokens (5% less). Gemini 4 Argon is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. Gemini 4 Argon has the larger context window: 1.05M tokens (1,048,576) against 984K (983,616) for Qwen3.8 Max. Both support tool calling, reasoning, structured outputs, image input and video input; only Gemini 4 Argon also lists file input and audio input.
Side by side
| Spec | Qwen3.8 Max −25% | Gemini 4 Argon −10% |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Qwen3.8 Maxqwen/ | Gemini 4 Argongoogle/ |
| Publisher | Qwen | |
| Kind | Text, vision & video | Text, vision, audio & video |
| Context window | 984K tokens983,616 | 1.05M tokens1,048,576 |
| Input price | $1.90 / 1M tokens | $1.80 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $5.70 / 1M tokens | $9.00 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input price | $0.25 / 1M tokens | $0.10 / 1M tokens |
| Cache write price | $2.50 / 1M tokens | $2.188 / 1M tokens |
| Web search price | – | $0.014 / search |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −25% | −10% |
| Inputs | text, images and video | text, images, files, audio and video |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Price depends on the mix: Qwen3.8 Max costs less for output and Gemini 4 Argon for input, so estimate both on your own volume of input tokens and output tokens.
- Choose Gemini 4 Argon for the longest inputs: its context window holds 1.05M tokens against 984K for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Choose Gemini 4 Argon if you need file input and audio input: Qwen3.8 Max does not list them.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Get API Key Qwen3.8 Max Gemini 4 Argon
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Max or Gemini 4 Argon?
It depends on the mix of tokens. Qwen3.8 Max costs less for output: $5.70 against $9.00 per 1M output tokens (37% less); Gemini 4 Argon costs less for input: $1.80 against $1.90 per 1M input tokens (5% less). Gemini 4 Argon is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. The OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.8 Max or Gemini 4 Argon?
Gemini 4 Argon. Gemini 4 Argon has the larger context window: 1.05M tokens (1,048,576) against 984K (983,616) for Qwen3.8 Max.
Can I call both Qwen3.8 Max and Gemini 4 Argon with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902 or google/gemini-4-argon.
Models and publishers
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