Gemini 3 Pro 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 Pro is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper.
Scores updated · 39 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.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Gemini 3 Pro3 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software42Gemini 3 Pro4 of 6 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video31Gemini 3 Pro3 of 4 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own21Gemini 3 Pro2 of 3 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math21Gemini 3 Pro2 of 3 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 3 Pro1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemini 3 Pro1 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 81% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The three tests each model wins by the widest margin. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemini 3 Pro pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+37points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+19.5points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+17.5points ahead
Where Qwen3.6 35B A3B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+41points ahead
- Multi-step tasks using many real software toolsMCP Atlas+8.7points ahead
- Long, multi-file coding tasks in real codebasesSWE-bench Pro+6.2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 39 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 3 Pro
- SciCodeGemini 3 Pro by 19.556.136.6+19.5
- LiveCodeBench v6Gemini 3 Pro by 787.480.4+7
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 3 Pro by 6.941.734.8+6.9
- SWE-bench ProQwen3.6 35B A3B by 6.243.349.5+6.2
- SWE-bench VerifiedGemini 3 Pro by 2.876.273.4+2.8
- SWE-bench MultilingualQwen3.6 35B A3B by 2.26567.2+2.2
AgentsGemini 3 Pro
- GDPValGemini 3 Pro by 14.434.219.8+14.4
- BrowseCompGemini 3 Pro by 10.559.248.7+10.5
- MCP AtlasQwen3.6 35B A3B by 8.754.162.8+8.7
ReasoningGemini 3 Pro
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 3 Pro by 17.539.722.2+17.5
- CritPtGemini 3 Pro by 8.89.10.3+8.8
- GPQA DiamondGemini 3 Pro by 6.790.884.1+6.7
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationQwen3.6 35B A3B by 418.549.5+41
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 3 Pro by 3755.818.8+37
Images and chartsGemini 3 Pro
- MMMU-ProGemini 3 Pro by 5.280.275+5.2
- CharXiv (RQ)Gemini 3 Pro by 3.481.478+3.4
- MathVistaGemini 3 Pro by 3.489.886.4+3.4
- OCRBenchv2Qwen3.6 35B A3B by 2.163.465.5+2.1
MathGemini 3 Pro
- IMOAnswerBenchGemini 3 Pro by 4.283.178.9+4.2
- HMMT Feb. 2026Gemini 3 Pro by 2.886.483.6+2.8
- AIME 2026Qwen3.6 35B A3B by 191.792.7+1
Following instructionsGemini 3 Pro
- IFBenchGemini 3 Pro by 670.464.4+6
Other results16 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 Pro by 37.515.3-22.2+37.5
- AA Agentic IndexGemini 3 Pro by 375215+37
- SimpleVQAGemini 3 Pro by 10.869.758.9+10.8
- AA IntelligenceGemini 3 Pro by 9.82818.2+9.8
- ToolathlonGemini 3 Pro by 9.536.426.9+9.5
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Qwen3.6 35B A3B by 8.287.195.3+8.2
- HMMT Feb. 2025Gemini 3 Pro by 6.897.590.7+6.8
- MLVUQwen3.6 35B A3B by 5.580.786.2+5.5
- MMLU-ProGemini 3 Pro by 4.990.185.2+4.9
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemini 3 Pro by 4.646.541.9+4.6
- HMMT Nov. 2025Gemini 3 Pro by 4.293.389.1+4.2
- VideoMMMUGemini 3 Pro by 3.987.683.7+3.9
- OCRBench v2 (Chinese)Gemini 3 Pro by 363.860.8+3
- Terminal-Bench 2.0Gemini 3 Pro by 2.754.251.5+2.7
- LVBenchGemini 3 Pro by 2.173.571.4+2.1
- OmniDocBench 1.5Qwen3.6 35B A3B by 1.488.589.9+1.4
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
Gemini 3 Pro 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 81% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 3 Pro. It wins 4 of the 6 coding tests both models report; Qwen3.6 35B A3B wins 2.
Which is cheaper?
Gemini 3 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 39 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 23 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 16 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.