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Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) leads on average score with 9.7 vs 9.5. Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.785 vs $1.976. Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) is faster at 14.88s vs 15.07s, with pass rates of 93.9% vs 98.5%.

Recommended modelGemini 3.6 Flash (high)It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.7) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-21

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash high Release: 2026-05-19 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash high Release: 2026-07-21
Score 9.5 9.7
Rank #4 #2
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 93.9% 98.5%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 9.879 8.497
Total Cost $1.976 $1.785
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $9.000 / 1M $7.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 107,137 87,819
Output Tokens 8,777 5,750
Reasoning Tokens 192,900 214,596
Response Time (avg) 15.07s 14.88s
Response Time (max) 145.92s 88.00s
Response Time (total) 331.48s 327.37s

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#4 Gemini 3.5 Flash

high
Cost
$0.208
Time
118.2s
Tokens
23,158 tok

#2 Gemini 3.6 Flash

high
Cost
$0.069
Time
44.0s
Tokens
9,251 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.96s 8,118 456 47,129
Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 26.73s 8,136 448 60,606

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