Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen Turbo
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 9.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Turbo in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 50.1 to 22.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 71.1% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 6.1% for Qwen Turbo.
- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 66K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 39 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | — |
| SciCode | 41.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | — |
Math Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Qwen Turbo: 15.3 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | 6.1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 41.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | — |
| LMArena French | 1451 | — |
| LMArena German | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Qwen Turbo?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 9.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Qwen Turbo?
Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen Turbo share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.