GOOGLE VS ALIBABA
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is about 1.9x cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview on a blended 3:1 input:output rate — the same 10K-in/2K-out request costs $0.024 vs $0.044. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has the larger context window (1,048,576 vs 252,000 tokens).
Pricing verified
API pricing per 1M tokens
| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Blended (3:1 mix) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | $2.00 | $12.00 | $4.50 |
| Qwen3 Max | $1.20 | $6.00 | $2.40 |
Rates from official Google pricing and official Alibaba pricing, checked 2026-08-11.
What a real workload costs
Example: one request with 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 output tokens, then that request at 100,000 runs per month.
| Model | Per request (10K in / 2K out) | Per month (100K requests) | Monthly delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | $0.044 | $4,400 | +$2,000 |
| Qwen3 Max | $0.024 | $2,400 | — |
Model your own prompt sizes and volumes in the token cost analyzer, or check caching savings with the prompt caching calculator.
Specs side by side
| Spec | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 252,000 tokens |
| Model class | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Tokenizer | Proprietary (counts estimated) | qwen (exact, public) |
Count tokens for each model on its own page: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview token counter and Qwen3 Max token counter. All Google models are on the Gemini Token Counter. All Alibaba models are on the Qwen Token Counter.
FAQ
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Qwen3 Max FAQ
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview or Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is cheaper. At rates checked 2026-08-11, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview costs $2.00 input / $12.00 output per 1M tokens, while Qwen3 Max costs $1.20 input / $6.00 output — about a 1.9x difference on a typical 3:1 input-heavy workload.
How much does a real request cost on Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Qwen3 Max?
A request with 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 output tokens costs about $0.044 on Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and $0.024 on Qwen3 Max. At 100,000 such requests per month that is $4,400 vs $2,400 — a difference of $2,000 per month.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview or Qwen3 Max?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview. It supports 1,048,576 tokens of context versus 252,000 tokens — roughly 786,000 English words in one request.
Do Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Qwen3 Max count tokens the same way?
Not exactly. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview uses a proprietary tokenizer (counts are estimates) and Qwen3 Max uses the published qwen tokenizer. The same prompt will tokenize differently, which shifts effective cost per word.