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Gemini 3.6 Flash — high vs medium

high leads on average score with 9.9 vs 9.8. medium has the lower benchmark cost at $0.577 vs $0.900. medium is faster at 14.03s vs 18.93s, with pass rates of 98.6% vs 95.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#1
Total Output Tokens
192,320
Response Time (avg)
18.93s
Total Cost
$0.900
Rank
#10
Total Output Tokens
116,124
Response Time (avg)
14.03s
Total Cost
$0.577
Recommended model medium

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.8 vs 9.9), while costing about 1.6x less than Gemini 3.6 Flash (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash high Release: 2026-07-21 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash medium Release: 2026-07-21
Score 9.9 9.8
Rank #1 #10
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.6% 95.7%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 6.872 4.619
Total Cost $0.900 $0.577
Input Price $0.750 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $3.750 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.075 / 1M $0.075 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.042 / 1M $0.042 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 238,080 188,003
Output Tokens 4,211 2,914
Reasoning Tokens 188,109 113,210
Response Time (avg) 18.93s 14.03s
Response Time (max) 104.15s 77.15s
Response Time (total) 435.48s 322.73s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#1 Gemini 3.6 Flash

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

#10 Gemini 3.6 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.095
Time
49.9s
Tokens
12,664 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 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 26.32s 8,128 480 53,005
Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 14.81s 8,124 444 31,421

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