Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 30 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 30 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 51.8 to 25.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 71.1% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 93.3% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 39 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | 1461 |
| SciCode | 41.3% | 40.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | 1467 |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | 670.15 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | 60.3% |
| CritPt | 0% | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | 17% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1449 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | 12% |
| DTBench | 83.5% | 81.9% |
| LMCA | 37.6% | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | 147.65 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | 93.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 88.4% |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | 1454 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | 1477 |
| LMArena French | 1451 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1454 | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | 1432 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1425 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1439 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1438 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Plus lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
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 Qwen3.6 Plus share?
30 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.