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Seed 2.1 Turbo (high) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)

Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 9.0 vs 8.9. Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.665 vs $1.797. Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) is faster at 8.48s vs 173.96s, with pass rates of 78.8% vs 83.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-24

Compared models

Rank
#40
Total Output Tokens
697,731
Response Time (avg)
173.96s
Total Cost
$1.797
Rank
#32
Total Output Tokens
62,173
Response Time (avg)
8.48s
Total Cost
$0.665
Recommended model Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)

It has the best score here (9.0), while costing about 2.7x less than Seed 2.1 Turbo (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Seed 2.1 Turbo Seed 2.1 Turbo high Release: 2026-08-12 Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash medium Release: 2026-05-19
Score 8.9 9.0
Rank #40 #32
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 78.8% 83.3%
Flaky tests 3 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 11.230 3.690
Total Cost $1.797 $0.665
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $9.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 104,695 69,756
Output Tokens 6,645 2,166
Reasoning Tokens 691,086 60,007
Response Time (avg) 173.96s 8.48s
Response Time (max) 584.71s 76.68s
Response Time (total) 3827.19s 186.57s
Parameters ~200B total (~20B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#40 Seed 2.1 Turbo

high
Cost
$0.058
Time
355.4s
Tokens
23,053 tok

#32 Gemini 3.5 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.201
Time
112.9s
Tokens
22,371 tok

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Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed 2.1 Turbo 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 336.02s 8,220 370 194,578
Gemini 3.5 Flash 7.9 7.5 77.8% 1 12.63s 8,118 461 24,939

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