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

Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) leads on average score with 9.7 vs 6.5. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.369 vs $1.785. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (medium) is faster at 6.01s vs 14.88s, with pass rates of 69.7% 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-Lite Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite medium Release: 2026-07-21 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash high Release: 2026-07-21
Score 6.5 9.7
Rank #104 #2
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.4 9.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 98.5%
Flaky tests 7 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 3.074 8.497
Total Cost $0.369 $1.785
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $7.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 118,818 87,819
Output Tokens 11,677 5,750
Reasoning Tokens 121,611 214,596
Response Time (avg) 6.01s 14.88s
Response Time (max) 49.03s 88.00s
Response Time (total) 132.30s 327.37s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#104 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

medium
Cost
$0.015
Time
16.4s
Tokens
5,971 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-Lite 5.5 7.4 44.4% 1 8.37s 8,136 452 25,999
Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 26.73s 8,136 448 60,606

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