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Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 9.9 vs 6.7. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.145 vs $0.831. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (low) is faster at 2.25s vs 10.11s, with pass rates of 66.7% vs 98.5%.

Recommended modelGemini 3.6 Flash (medium)It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.9) 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-Lite Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite low Release: 2026-07-21 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash medium Release: 2026-07-21
Score 6.7 9.9
Rank #95 #1
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.2 9.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 66.7% 98.5%
Flaky tests 5 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.201 3.955
Total Cost $0.145 $0.831
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $7.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 144,622 66,293
Output Tokens 15,302 2,000
Reasoning Tokens 24,971 95,464
Response Time (avg) 2.25s 10.11s
Response Time (max) 13.50s 68.03s
Response Time (total) 49.58s 222.33s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#95 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

low
Cost
$0.008
Time
7.7s
Tokens
3,056 tok

#1 Gemini 3.6 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.079
Time
47.9s
Tokens
10,532 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 4.1 7.9 11.1% 1 672ms 8,136 463 0
Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 17.49s 8,136 474 40,157

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