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Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 9.9 vs 9.1. Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.642 vs $0.831. Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) is faster at 8.20s vs 10.11s, with pass rates of 87.9% 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 Gemini 3.5 Flash medium Release: 2026-05-19 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash medium Release: 2026-07-21
Score 9.1 9.9
Rank #12 #1
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 87.9% 98.5%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 3.374 3.955
Total Cost $0.642 $0.831
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $9.000 / 1M $7.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 69,747 66,293
Output Tokens 2,166 2,000
Reasoning Tokens 57,436 95,464
Response Time (avg) 8.20s 10.11s
Response Time (max) 76.68s 68.03s
Response Time (total) 180.47s 222.33s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#12 Gemini 3.5 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.201
Time
112.9s
Tokens
22,371 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 7.9 7.5 77.8% 1 12.63s 8,118 461 24,939
Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 17.49s 8,136 474 40,157

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