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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high) vs Gemini 3.6 Flash (low)

The average score is effectively tied at 8.8 vs 8.7. Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.251 vs $0.540. Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) is faster at 4.92s vs 10.05s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 89.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-20

Rank
#25
Total Output Tokens
204,625
Response Time (avg)
10.05s
Total Cost
$0.540
Rank
#28
Total Output Tokens
49,721
Response Time (avg)
4.92s
Total Cost
$0.251
Recommended model Gemini 3.6 Flash (low)

It has the best score here (8.7), while costing about 2.2x less than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite high Release: 2026-07-21 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash low Release: 2026-07-21
Score 8.8 8.7
Rank #25 #28
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 89.4%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 3.174 2.752
Total Cost $0.540 $0.251
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 93,046 85,886
Output Tokens 5,884 5,489
Reasoning Tokens 198,741 44,232
Response Time (avg) 10.05s 4.92s
Response Time (max) 36.22s 30.83s
Response Time (total) 221.06s 108.28s
Parameters ~150B total (~10B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#25 Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

high
Cost
$0.025
Time
36.8s
Tokens
9,964 tok

#28 Gemini 3.6 Flash

low
Cost
$0.045
Time
25.0s
Tokens
6,054 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 Lite 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 16.58s 8,130 434 57,369
Gemini 3.6 Flash 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 6.95s 8,126 466 12,253

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