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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 $0.427 vs $0.699. medium is faster at 11.86s vs 16.81s, with pass rates of 98.5% vs 95.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-04

Rank
#1
Total Output Tokens
171,985
Response Time (avg)
16.81s
Total Cost
$0.699
Rank
#7
Total Output Tokens
100,876
Response Time (avg)
11.86s
Total Cost
$0.427
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 #7
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.5% 95.5%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 6.241 4.101
Total Cost $0.699 $0.427
Input Price $0.750 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $3.750 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 71,470 64,446
Output Tokens 3,276 1,974
Reasoning Tokens 168,709 98,902
Response Time (avg) 16.81s 11.86s
Response Time (max) 104.15s 77.15s
Response Time (total) 369.88s 260.96s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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#1 Gemini 3.6 Flash

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

#7 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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