Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.2 to 47.5 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.6 Plus costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 35 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 35 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.5 Flash leads 62.8 to 29.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 50% for Gemini 3.5 Flash and 17% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper at $0.50 / $3 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $9 for Gemini 3.5 Flash.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 54.2 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2026-05-19 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $9 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 54 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 49.4 (#49), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 79.3% | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1499 | 1461 |
| SciCode | 53.1% | 40.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1492 | 1467 |
| ALE-Bench | 911.02 | 670.15 |
| DeepSWE | 37.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 62.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 24.7 (#114), Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,396 | 5,115 |
| APEX-Agents | 27.5% | — |
| GBAEval | 6.7% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 62.8 (#18), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 92.6% | 60.3% |
| CritPt | 13.1% | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | 50% | 17% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1488 | 1449 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 32% | 12% |
| DTBench | 94.7% | 81.9% |
| LMCA | 47.1% | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.46 | 147.65 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 72.1% | — |
| SimpleBench | 76.7% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 92.5% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 25.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| EBR-Bench | 4.8% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 58.1% | — |
| ForecastBench | 59 | — |
Math Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 60.7 (#36), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 62.8% | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 95.6% | 93.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1504 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 39% | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 14.6% | 8.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 26.8% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 76.3% | — |
| ProofBench | 31% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 66.3 (#11), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 92.8% | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | 44.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1495 | 1454 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 45.7 (#15), Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1310 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 33.6% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1463 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 57.0 (#13), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1476 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1526 | 1477 |
| LMArena French | 1490 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1492 | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1486 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 1451 | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | 1493 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1480 | 1432 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 77.0 (#30), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1467 | 1425 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 45.4 (#38), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | 1439 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 65.5 (#47), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1482 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1470 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | 1438 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1087 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.2 to 47.5 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.6 Plus costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash lists at $1.50 and $9.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.4 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
35 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash has 54 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.