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

Gemini 3.5 Flash (low) leads on average score with 8.8 vs 8.7. Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.251 vs $0.449. Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) is faster at 4.92s vs 5.76s, with pass rates of 84.9% vs 89.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-15

Rank
#24
Total Output Tokens
35,195
Response Time (avg)
5.76s
Total Cost
$0.449
Rank
#28
Total Output Tokens
49,721
Response Time (avg)
4.92s
Total Cost
$0.251
Recommended model Gemini 3.6 Flash (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.7 vs 8.8), while costing about 1.8x less than Gemini 3.5 Flash (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash low Release: 2026-05-19 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash low Release: 2026-07-21
Score 8.8 8.7
Rank #24 #28
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 84.9% 89.4%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 2.492 2.752
Total Cost $0.449 $0.251
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $9.000 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 87,826 85,886
Output Tokens 2,239 5,489
Reasoning Tokens 32,956 44,232
Response Time (avg) 5.76s 4.92s
Response Time (max) 53.55s 30.83s
Response Time (total) 126.71s 108.28s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#24 Gemini 3.5 Flash

low
Cost
$0.068
Time
39.1s
Tokens
7,588 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 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 6.71s 8,118 458 13,420
Gemini 3.6 Flash 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 6.95s 8,126 466 12,253

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