Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 2.9× 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 . 3 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3 Coder Next in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 42.4 to 36.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 41.3% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 32.3% for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 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 262K.
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 39 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 41.3% | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | 39% | 34.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 0% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| 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), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Qwen3 Coder Next?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 2.9× 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 Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.