Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)vsQwen3.8 27B
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) is cheaper than Qwen3.8 27B at $0.175/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.
| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.175/M tokens | $0.4/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.5/M tokens | $3/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 262K tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Our Verdict
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Qwen3.8 27B
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Too close to call
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Input
$0.17
2.3× cheaper
Output
$3.50
Qwen3.8 27B
Input
$0.40
Output
$3.00
1.2× cheaper
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) wins input (2.3× cheaper)·Qwen3.8 27B wins output (1.2× cheaper)
Where to run it
15 hosts, cheapest first
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Qwen3.8 27B15 hosts
Darkbloomfp4$0.15 in$2.00 out262k99.7% upDekaLLM$0.20 in$2.50 out262k95.1% upRekafp8$0.21 in$2.55 out262k99.9% upParasailfp8$0.24 in$2.20 out262k99.8% upAkashMLfp8$0.25 in$2.20 out262k99% upMancerfp8$0.25 in$2.75 out262k97.6% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
io.netfp8$0.30 in$2.80 out66k98.9% upPhala$0.30 in$3.00 out262k96.5% upChutesfp8$0.32 in$2.50 out262k99.4% upIonstreamfp8$0.35 in$2.55 out262k97.6% upCoreWeavefp8$0.40 in$3.00 out262k98.7% upNovita$0.42 in$3.00 out1M99.7% upAlibaba Cloud$0.42 in$2.55 out1M99.9% upVenicefp8$0.45 in$3.20 out262k98.9% upCloudflare Workers AIdegraded$0.45 in$3.20 out262k93.8% up
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
51%
Qwen3.8 27B uses 121.0x more headings
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking)
Qwen3.8 27B
53%Vocabulary49%
14wSentence Length21w
0.38Hedging0.67
4.4Bold3.6
4.1Lists5.3
0.00Emoji0.00
0.00Headings1.21
0.24Transitions0.01
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