AI model comparison
Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Solar Pro 4
Side by side comparison of Gemini 3.8 Flash and Solar Pro 4 on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.
Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's most intelligent Flash model with significant gains from 3.7 Flash across software engineering, agentic tasks, and multi-step reasoning.
- Input / 1M
- $0.83
- Output / 1M
- $4.13
- Context
- 1.05M
Solar Pro 4 is Upstage's cost-efficient large language model, featuring a 524K context window.
- Input / 1M
- $0.15
- Output / 1M
- $0.60
- Context
- 524K
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Solar Pro 4
6.2x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Gemini 3.8 Flash
30.5 vs 28.2 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Gemini 3.8 Flash
1.05M vs 524K tokens
Newer release
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Released September 2, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Gemini 3.8 Flash30.5Coding index
Gemini 3.8 Flash76.3Agentic index
Gemini 3.8 Flash40.2Pricing
Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Solar Pro 4 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Gemini 3.8 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.83 | $0.15 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $4.13 | $0.60 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.08 | $0.03 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | $0.04 | Not available |
| Web searchPer request | $0.014 | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Gemini 3.8 Flash$3.71Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Gemini 3.8 Flash$41.25$18.98 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Gemini 3.8 Flash$132$20.63 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Gemini 3.8 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.05M tokens | 524K tokens |
| Max output | 66K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Input types | Audio, File, Image, Text, Video | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | High, Medium, Low | Max, Extra high, High, Medium, Low, Minimal, None |
| Default reasoning effort | Medium | Medium |
| Release date | September 2, 2026 | August 10, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Gemini 3.8 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Not supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Not supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Solar Pro 4 is 6.2x cheaper for a typical chat. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (30.5 vs 28.2). Gemini 3.8 Flash has the larger context window (1.05M vs 524K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Solar Pro 4 cheaper?
Solar Pro 4 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Solar Pro 4 costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens, while Gemini 3.8 Flash costs $0.83 per 1M input tokens and $4.13 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Solar Pro 4?
Gemini 3.8 Flash supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 524K for Solar Pro 4.
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash smarter than Solar Pro 4?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Gemini 3.8 Flash scores 30.5 and Solar Pro 4 scores 28.2, putting Gemini 3.8 Flash ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Gemini 3.8 Flash and Solar Pro 4 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Gemini 3.8 Flash and Solar Pro 4 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Gemini 3.8 Flash and Solar Pro 4 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.