Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.5 27B
Qwen3.5 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 40.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 26 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 26 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3.5 27B in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.5 27B leads 27.5 to 22.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 8.2% for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 47.9% for Qwen3.5 27B.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is cheaper at $0.25 / $1.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.40 for Qwen3.5 27B.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Qwen3.5 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 40.8 | 41.9 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 38 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 27B leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.8 (#188), Qwen3.5 27B: 38.9 (#168)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | 1358 |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | 39.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | 1427 |
| ALE-Bench | 797.73 | 349.45 |
| SciCode | 41.9% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 30.2 (#79), Qwen3.5 27B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 201.98 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 27B leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.9 (#186), Qwen3.5 27B: 27.5 (#117)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 8.2% | 47.9% |
| Thematic Generalization | 63.3% | 45.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1414 |
| DTBench | 76.8% | 82.4% |
| LMCA | 35% | 34% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 67.2% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.47 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 40.7 (#90), Qwen3.5 27B: 38.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1428 | 1429 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 27.7% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 56.7% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 80% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 41.9 (#104), Qwen3.5 27B: 38.0 (#150)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.2% | 12.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1428 |
| GPQA Diamond | 81.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.6% | — |
Multimodal Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 39.4 (#60), Qwen3.5 27B: 39.4 (#59)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | 1241 |
Multilingual Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.3 (#86), Qwen3.5 27B: 50.8 (#115)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1411 | 1390 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1424 | 1410 |
| LMArena German | 1429 | 1393 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1413 | 1345 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1358 |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | 1390 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1421 | 1407 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.7 (#131), Qwen3.5 27B: 73.5 (#119)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1377 | 1393 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#122), Qwen3.5 27B: 43.1 (#106)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 60.9 (#94), Qwen3.5 27B: 59.3 (#111)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen3.5 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1409 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1362 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | 1410 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Qwen3.5 27B?
Qwen3.5 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 40.8 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Qwen3.5 27B?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 27B lists at $0.30 and $2.40.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Qwen3.5 27B better for coding?
Qwen3.5 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 37.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5 27B share?
26 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 27B has 28.