Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Wins 7 of 8 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Images and charts · Math · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 8 areas
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Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 30 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 software40Gemini 3.5 Flash4 of 4 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own40Gemini 3.5 Flash4 of 4 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Gemini 3.5 Flash3 of 3 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math30Gemini 3.5 Flash3 of 3 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video20Gemini 3.5 Flash2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 3.5 Flash1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemini 3.5 Flash1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
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 75% 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 3.5 Flash pulls ahead
- Unpublished advanced math problemsFrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)+42.4points ahead
- Command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench 2.1+33.8points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+32.6points ahead
Where Qwen3.6 35B A3B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+11.7points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 30 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 3.5 Flash
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Gemini 3.5 Flash by 33.878.744.9+33.8
- SciCodeGemini 3.5 Flash by 17.353.936.6+17.3
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 3.5 Flash by 6.140.934.8+6.1
- SWE-bench ProGemini 3.5 Flash by 5.655.149.5+5.6
AgentsGemini 3.5 Flash
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingGemini 3.5 Flash by 22.932.29.3+22.9
- MCP AtlasGemini 3.5 Flash by 20.883.662.8+20.8
- GDPValGemini 3.5 Flash by 15.535.119.6+15.5
- Terminal-Bench 4.0Gemini 3.5 Flash by 6.66.60+6.6
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 3.5 Flash by 20.542.722.2+20.5
- CritPtGemini 3.5 Flash by 12.813.10.3+12.8
- GPQA DiamondGemini 3.5 Flash by 8.192.284.1+8.1
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 3.5 Flash by 32.651.418.8+32.6
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationQwen3.6 35B A3B by 11.737.849.5+11.7
Images and chartsGemini 3.5 Flash
- MMMU-ProGemini 3.5 Flash by 9.384.375+9.3
- CharXiv (RQ)Gemini 3.5 Flash by 6.284.278+6.2
MathGemini 3.5 Flash
- FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)Gemini 3.5 Flash by 42.462.820.4+42.4
- HMMT Feb. 2026Gemini 3.5 Flash by 11.995.583.6+11.9
- AIME 2026Gemini 3.5 Flash by 2.39592.7+2.3
Following instructionsGemini 3.5 Flash
- IFBenchGemini 3.5 Flash by 11.976.364.4+11.9
Other results10 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.
- GDPval-AA v2 EloGemini 3.5 Flash by 803 rating points1349546+803 rating
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 3.5 Flash by 43.421.2-22.2+43.4
- GDPval-AA v2Gemini 3.5 Flash by 334 rating points13491015+334 rating
- ToolathlonGemini 3.5 Flash by 29.656.526.9+29.6
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemini 3.5 Flash by 28.270.141.9+28.2
- Terminal-Bench 2.0Gemini 3.5 Flash by 24.776.251.5+24.7
- AA IntelligenceGemini 3.5 Flash by 14.432.618.2+14.4
- AA Agentic IndexGemini 3.5 Flash by 12.327.315+12.3
- LVBenchGemini 3.5 Flash by 4.976.371.4+4.9
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)tie95.395.3tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
Gemini 3.5 Flash wins seven of the eight areas we test: coding, agents, reasoning, images and charts, math, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3.6 35B A3B wins none, but costs 75% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash. It wins 4 of the 4 coding tests both models report; Qwen3.6 35B A3B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemini 3.5 Flash costs $1.50 per million input tokens and $9.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.38 and $2.25. That makes Qwen3.6 35B A3B about 75% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 30 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 20 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 10 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.