Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 51.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 24 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 24 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 58.8 to 41.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 43% for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 20% for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
- Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.75 / $3.75 per million input/output tokens, against $1.30 / $7.80 for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
- Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 54.1 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 46 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1538 | 1482 |
| LMArena Coding | 1491 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| DeepSWE | 46.7% | — |
| FrontierCode | 34.4% | — |
| SciCode | 52.7% | — |
| WeirdML | 56.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 715.52 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 46.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89% | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | 43% | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1485 | 1457 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | 19% |
| DTBench | 95.5% | 87.2% |
| LMCA | 44.9% | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.25 | 149.24 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.2% | — |
| CritPt | 10.6% | — |
Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.2% | 91.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1505 | 1465 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 58.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 70.8% | — |
| ProofBench | 36% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 94.1% | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | 1488 | 1478 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1298 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 23.3% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1456 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1469 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1531 | 1487 |
| LMArena French | 1504 | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | 1487 | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1475 | 1454 |
| LMArena German | 1478 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1476 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1431 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1466 | 1438 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1474 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | 1456 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1604 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 51.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Max Preview lists at $1.30 and $7.80.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.0 versus 48.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.6 Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
24 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.