Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Wins 8 of 8 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Math · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 8 areas
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Gemini 3.1 Pro is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 46 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the eight areas we test. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software70Gemini 3.1 Pro7 of 7 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math40Gemini 3.1 Pro4 of 4 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own41Gemini 3.1 Pro4 of 5 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Gemini 3.1 Pro3 of 3 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video31Gemini 3.1 Pro3 of 4 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up10Gemini 3.1 Pro1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 3.1 Pro1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemini 3.1 Pro1 of 1 test
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs 81% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemini 3.1 Pro pulls ahead
- Unpublished advanced math problemsFrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)+39.3points ahead
- Finds hard-to-locate facts by browsing the webBrowseComp+37.2points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+36.1points ahead
Where Qwen3.6 35B A3B pulls ahead
- Real work tasks from 44 professionsGDPVal+5.1points ahead
- Reads and reasons about text in imagesOCRBenchv2+2.7points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 46 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 3.1 Pro
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Gemini 3.1 Pro by 28.973.844.9+28.9
- SciCodeGemini 3.1 Pro by 22.158.736.6+22.1
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 3.1 Pro by 1953.834.8+19
- LiveCodeBench v6Gemini 3.1 Pro by 11.391.780.4+11.3
- SWE-bench MultilingualGemini 3.1 Pro by 9.776.967.2+9.7
- SWE-bench VerifiedGemini 3.1 Pro by 7.280.673.4+7.2
- SWE-bench ProGemini 3.1 Pro by 4.754.249.5+4.7
AgentsGemini 3.1 Pro
- BrowseCompGemini 3.1 Pro by 37.285.948.7+37.2
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingGemini 3.1 Pro by 12.121.49.3+12.1
- MCP AtlasGemini 3.1 Pro by 6.469.262.8+6.4
- GDPValQwen3.6 35B A3B by 5.114.719.8+5.1
- Terminal-Bench 4.0Gemini 3.1 Pro by 440+4
ReasoningGemini 3.1 Pro
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 3.1 Pro by 24.84722.2+24.8
- CritPtGemini 3.1 Pro by 17.417.70.3+17.4
- GPQA DiamondGemini 3.1 Pro by 1094.184.1+10
FactsGemini 3.1 Pro
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 3.1 Pro by 36.154.918.8+36.1
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationtie49.149.5tie
Images and chartsGemini 3.1 Pro
- MMMU-ProGemini 3.1 Pro by 7.482.475+7.4
- CharXiv (RQ)Gemini 3.1 Pro by 5.383.378+5.3
- MathVistaGemini 3.1 Pro by 3.890.286.4+3.8
- OCRBenchv2Qwen3.6 35B A3B by 2.762.865.5+2.7
MathGemini 3.1 Pro
- FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)Gemini 3.1 Pro by 39.359.620.4+39.3
- HMMT Feb. 2026Gemini 3.1 Pro by 11.194.783.6+11.1
- AIME 2026Gemini 3.1 Pro by 5.698.392.7+5.6
- IMOAnswerBenchGemini 3.1 Pro by 2.18178.9+2.1
Following instructionsGemini 3.1 Pro
- IFBenchGemini 3.1 Pro by 12.777.164.4+12.7
Other results19 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 3.1 Pro by 54.131.9-22.2+54.1
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemini 3.1 Pro by 26.968.841.9+26.9
- Tool-DecathlonGemini 3.1 Pro by 21.948.826.9+21.9
- ToolathlonGemini 3.1 Pro by 21.948.826.9+21.9
- MCPMarkGemini 3.1 Pro by 18.955.937+18.9
- Terminal-Bench 2.0Gemini 3.1 Pro by 1768.551.5+17
- AA IntelligenceGemini 3.1 Pro by 11.529.718.2+11.5
- SimpleVQAGemini 3.1 Pro by 1169.958.9+11
- τ³-Bench BankingGemini 3.1 Pro by 616.510.5+6
- MMLU-ProGemini 3.1 Pro by 5.89185.2+5.8
- HMMT Nov. 2025Gemini 3.1 Pro by 5.794.889.1+5.7
- GDPval-AA v2Qwen3.6 35B A3B by 53 rating points9621015+53 rating
- LVBenchQwen3.6 35B A3B by 5.266.271.4+5.2
- AA Agentic IndexQwen3.6 35B A3B by 4.710.315+4.7
- NL2RepoGemini 3.1 Pro by 433.429.4+4
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)tie95.695.3tie
- EmbSpatial-Benchtie84.284.3tie
- RealWorldQAtie85.485.3tie
- τ³-Benchtie67.167.2tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Pro or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
Gemini 3.1 Pro wins all eight areas we test: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, images and charts, math, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3.6 35B A3B wins none, but costs 81% less.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 3.1 Pro. It wins 7 of the 7 coding tests both models report; Qwen3.6 35B A3B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemini 3.1 Pro costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $12.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.38 and $2.25. That makes Qwen3.6 35B A3B about 81% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 46 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 27 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 19 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.