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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.7 Max

Gemini 3 Pro Preview comes out ahead, 67 to 58 on our weighted score, though Qwen3.7 Max is 17% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 3 Pro Preview

    Released Nov 18, 2025

    67/100
    • ECI153.0
    • Price$2.00 / $12.00
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 3 Pro Preview

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.7 Max

    Released May 21, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI153.7
    • Price$2.50 / $7.50
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.7 Max

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01 — Verdict

Gemini 3 Pro Preview is our pick

Gemini 3 Pro Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against Qwen3.7 Max (58). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3.7 Max wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityQwen3.7 MaxCapabilities Index (ECI): Qwen3.7 Max 153.7 · Gemini 3 Pro Preview 153.0
  • Lowest priceQwen3.7 MaxQwen3.7 Max $3.75 · Gemini 3 Pro Preview $4.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 3 Pro PreviewGemini 3 Pro Preview 1,048,576 · Qwen3.7 Max 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 3 Pro PreviewGemini 3 Pro Preview: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Qwen3.7 Max: Text
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 3 Pro PreviewQwen3.7 Max
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%8283
Price25%1923
Inputs & features15%10035
Context window10%6160
Overall100%67/10058/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs Qwen3.7 Max specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 3 Pro PreviewGoogleQwen3.7 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)153.0153.7 (best)
ECI rank#39 of 148#37 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions92.6% (best)90.9%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—64.6%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics91.4%95.6% (best)
SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues72.9%77.3% (best)
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—55.8%
Price per million tokens
Input$2.00 (best)$2.50
Output$12.00$7.50 (best)
Cached input—$0.50
Blended (3:1)$4.50$3.75 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)1,000,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsYesNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model ID—qwen3.7-max
API providers326 (best)
ReleasedNov 18, 2025May 21, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemini 3 Pro Preview$44.00
  • Qwen3.7 Max$40.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 3 Pro Preview or Qwen3.7 Max?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against Qwen3.7 Max (58). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3.7 Max wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Pro Preview or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max is cheaper at $2.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Gemini 3 Pro Preview costs $2.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.75 per million tokens for Qwen3.7 Max versus $4.50 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Qwen3.7 Max scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Qwen3.7 Max 153.7 (#37 of 148) and Gemini 3 Pro Preview 153.0 (#39 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (151.9–156.0 vs 150.6–155.2), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3 Pro Preview 92.6%, Qwen3.7 Max 90.9%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Qwen3.7 Max 95.6%, Gemini 3 Pro Preview 91.4%; SWE-bench Verified — Qwen3.7 Max 77.3%, Gemini 3 Pro Preview 72.9%.

Which is better for coding?

Qwen3.7 Max resolves more real GitHub issues on SWE-bench Verified: Qwen3.7 Max 77.3% and Gemini 3 Pro Preview 72.9%. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Qwen3.7 Max. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3 Pro Preview up to 65,536, Qwen3.7 Max up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Qwen3.7 Max accepts text. Gemini 3 Pro Preview handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Gemini 3 Pro Preview and Qwen3.7 Max are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.7 Max is the newest, released May 21, 2026. Gemini 3 Pro Preview came out Nov 18, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3 Pro Preview Jan 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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