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Qwen 3.8 Omni Flash

346 points · 138 comments · jjcm

_ache_ · 1789700261 · focus · HN ↗
If the performances are comparable, and there is no evidence it's not.
in/out ($) Gemini : 1.5 / 9.0 | Qwen 3.8: 0.15 / 0.47
That is a massive cost reduction.
Refs: <a href="https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pricing#china-beijing-h4" rel="nofollow">https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-pric... <a href="https://runware.ai/gemini-omni" rel="nofollow">https://runware.ai/gemini-omni
1. killingtime74 · 1789721267 · focus · HN ↗
  You can't just look at the per token cost, but how many tokens it takes on average to do a task. The difference can be massive.
  1. tidbeck · 1789726078 · focus · HN ↗
    Also cache write/read cost + cache efficiency.
    npodbielski · 1789735196 · focus · HN ↗
    Yes, for fun I tried OVH AI Endpoint and they do not have cache read at all. They bill you every time you send a prompt regardless if you are hit cache or not. One agent session was like 80M input and 300K output and I paid 30$ for that. Or rather I interrupted it and let my local Qwen finish it because cost was getting radicoulous.

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