Model comparison
Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.8 27B
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 46.0 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 Flash Preview scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen3.8 27B in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads 58.8 to 41.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 83.1% for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and 54.5% for Qwen3.8 27B.
- Both cost about the same: $0.50 input and $3 output per million tokens.
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Qwen3.8 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 52.3 | 46.0 |
| Released | 2025-12-17 | 2026-08-14 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.99 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 59 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 50.9 (#42), Qwen3.8 27B: 50.5 (#44)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1439 | 1593 |
| LMArena Coding | 1460 | 1482 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 75.4% | — |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 75.8% | — |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 72.7% | — |
| SciCode | — | 46.6% |
| GSO | 9.8% | — |
| WeirdML | 61.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,367 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 38.7 (#29), Qwen3.8 27B: 32.9 (#57)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 64.3% | — |
| APEX-Agents | — | 47.5% |
| τ²-bench Airline | 82.5% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 27.3% | — |
| τ²-bench Retail | 76.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Telecom | 91.2% | — |
| DeepResearch Bench | 49.8% | — |
| BALROG | 48.1% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1198 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 3,635 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 49.2 (#37), Qwen3.8 27B: 41.0 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 33.6% | 42.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 83.1% | 54.5% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84.7% | 87.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1465 | 1460 |
| DTBench | 89.1% | 88% |
| LMCA | 43.1% | 41.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 151.8 | 149.38 |
| SimpleBench | 61.1% | — |
| CritPt | — | 5.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | 40% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 26% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 45% |
| ForecastBench | 58.5 | — |
Math Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 51.7 (#55), Qwen3.8 27B: 37.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 15% | 16% |
| LMArena Math | 1473 | 1456 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 51.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 67.6% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 95.6% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 35.6% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 4.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 58.8 (#33), Qwen3.8 27B: 41.6 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1462 | 1482 |
| GPQA Diamond | 89.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.8% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 13.5% | — |
Multimodal Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 45.5 (#16), Qwen3.8 27B: 41.3 (#37)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1285 | 1271 |
| GeoBench | 88% | — |
| VPCT | 72.6% | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 0% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1413 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 55.7 (#27), Qwen3.8 27B: 53.7 (#60)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1458 | 1430 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1511 | 1504 |
| LMArena French | 1477 | 1465 |
| LMArena German | 1497 | 1438 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1489 | 1384 |
| LMArena Korean | 1443 | 1393 |
| LMArena Russian | 1480 | 1415 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1469 | 1448 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 75.7 (#56), Qwen3.8 27B: 75.8 (#53)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1437 | 1439 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 44.4 (#67), Qwen3.8 27B: 44.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1452 | 1450 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 65.5 (#45), Qwen3.8 27B: 65.8 (#43)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1466 | 1441 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1457 | 1384 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1441 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1671 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview better than Qwen3.8 27B?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 46.0 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B is cheaper. It lists at $0.99 per million input tokens and $1.49 per million output tokens; Gemini 3 Flash Preview lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.8 27B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (50.9 vs 50.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Qwen3.8 27B share?
26 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3 Flash Preview has 59 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 27B has 31.