Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3 4B 2507 Thinking
Wins 5 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Math · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen3 4B 2507 Thinking is cheaper.
Scores updated · 13 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Gemini 3 Flash Preview3 of 3 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math20Gemini 3 Flash Preview2 of 2 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software10Gemini 3 Flash Preview1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 3 Flash Preview1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemini 3 Flash Preview1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Coding, 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 4B 2507 Thinking costs 99% 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 Flash Preview pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+40.9points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+40.7points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+37.1points ahead
Where Qwen3 4B 2507 Thinking pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+9.8points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 13 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 3 Flash Preview
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 3 Flash Preview by 37.138.61.5+37.1
ReasoningGemini 3 Flash Preview
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 3 Flash Preview by 30.436.66.2+30.4
- GPQA DiamondGemini 3 Flash Preview by 23.189.866.7+23.1
- CritPtGemini 3 Flash Preview by 8.68.60+8.6
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 3 Flash Preview by 40.953.412.5+40.9
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationQwen3 4B 2507 Thinking by 9.8716.8+9.8
MathGemini 3 Flash Preview
- HMMT Feb. 2026Gemini 3 Flash Preview by 36.489.453+36.4
- AIME 2026Gemini 3 Flash Preview by 14.296.782.5+14.2
Long documentsGemini 3 Flash Preview
- AA-LCRGemini 3 Flash Preview by 40.77837.3+40.7
Following instructionsGemini 3 Flash Preview
- IFBenchGemini 3 Flash Preview by 28.27849.8+28.2
Other results3 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 Flash Preview by 70.410.1-60.3+70.4
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Gemini 3 Flash Preview by 5580.425.4+55
- AA IntelligenceGemini 3 Flash Preview by 17.526.38.8+17.5
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3 4B 2507 Thinking?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins five of the six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, math, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3 4B 2507 Thinking wins none, but costs 99% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 4B 2507 Thinking costs $0.01 and $0.03. That makes Qwen3 4B 2507 Thinking about 99% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 13 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 10 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 3 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.