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Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) vs Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) benchmark comparison: Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) leads on Score with 9.9. Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) leads on Reliability with 10.0. Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) has the lowest Total Cost at $0.427. Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) is fastest at 8.48s.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#1
Total Output Tokens
171,985
Response Time (avg)
16.81s
Total Cost
$0.699
Rank
#11
Total Output Tokens
205,482
Response Time (avg)
15.46s
Total Cost
$2.011
Rank
#7
Total Output Tokens
100,876
Response Time (avg)
11.86s
Total Cost
$0.427
Rank
#27
Total Output Tokens
62,173
Response Time (avg)
8.48s
Total Cost
$0.665
Recommended model Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.8 vs 9.9), while costing about 2.6x less than the other models in this comparison.

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash high Release: 2026-07-21 Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash high Release: 2026-05-19 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash medium Release: 2026-07-21 Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash medium Release: 2026-05-19
Score 9.9 9.4 9.8 9.0
Rank #1 #11 #7 #27
Reliability 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.5% 89.4% 95.5% 83.3%
Flaky tests 1 2 2 1
Total Runs 66 66 66 66
Cost per result 6.241 10.580 4.101 3.690
Total Cost $0.699 $2.011 $0.427 $0.665
Input Price $0.750 / 1M $1.500 / 1M $0.750 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $3.750 / 1M $9.000 / 1M $3.750 / 1M $9.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 71,470 107,146 64,446 69,756
Output Tokens 3,276 8,777 1,974 2,166
Reasoning Tokens 168,709 196,705 98,902 60,007
Response Time (avg) 16.81s 15.46s 11.86s 8.48s
Response Time (max) 104.15s 145.92s 77.15s 76.68s
Response Time (total) 369.88s 340.20s 260.96s 186.57s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B active) ~500B total (~20B active) ~500B total (~20B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed Closed Closed

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#1 Gemini 3.6 Flash

high
Cost
$0.141
Time
113.7s
Tokens
18,776 tok

#11 Gemini 3.5 Flash

high
Cost
$0.208
Time
118.2s
Tokens
23,158 tok

#7 Gemini 3.6 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.095
Time
49.9s
Tokens
12,664 tok

#27 Gemini 3.5 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.201
Time
112.9s
Tokens
22,371 tok

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 26.32s 8,128 480 53,005
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.96s 8,118 456 47,129
Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 14.81s 8,124 444 31,421
Gemini 3.5 Flash 7.9 7.5 77.8% 1 12.63s 8,118 461 24,939

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