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Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (high)

The average score is effectively tied at 9.9 vs 9.9. Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.699 vs $1.595. Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) is faster at 16.81s vs 37.19s, with pass rates of 98.5% vs 98.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#1
Total Output Tokens
171,985
Response Time (avg)
16.81s
Total Cost
$0.699
Rank
#2
Total Output Tokens
408,188
Response Time (avg)
37.19s
Total Cost
$1.595
Recommended model Gemini 3.6 Flash (high)

It has the best score here (9.9), while costing about 2.3x less than Gemini 3.8 Flash (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash high Release: 2026-07-21 Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini 3.8 Flash high Release: 2026-09-02
Score 9.9 9.9
Rank #1 #2
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.5% 98.5%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 6.241 7.592
Total Cost $0.699 $1.595
Input Price $0.750 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $3.750 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 71,470 84,593
Output Tokens 3,276 10,517
Reasoning Tokens 168,709 397,671
Response Time (avg) 16.81s 37.19s
Response Time (max) 104.15s 177.08s
Response Time (total) 369.88s 818.19s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#1 Gemini 3.6 Flash

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

#2 Gemini 3.8 Flash

high
Cost
$0.077
Time
129.1s
Tokens
20,373 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 3.8 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 29.30s 8,118 462 50,196

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