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Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (medium)

Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) leads on average score with 9.9 vs 9.5. Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.699 vs $0.763. Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) is faster at 16.81s vs 19.86s, with pass rates of 98.5% vs 93.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-03

Rank
#1
Total Output Tokens
171,985
Response Time (avg)
16.81s
Total Cost
$0.699
Rank
#6
Total Output Tokens
239,608
Response Time (avg)
19.86s
Total Cost
$0.763
Recommended model Gemini 3.6 Flash (high)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.9) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash high Release: 2026-07-21 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17
Score 9.9 9.5
Rank #1 #6
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.5% 93.9%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 6.241 3.814
Total Cost $0.699 $0.763
Input Price $0.750 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $3.750 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 71,470 87,870
Output Tokens 3,276 5,486
Reasoning Tokens 168,709 234,122
Response Time (avg) 16.81s 19.86s
Response Time (max) 104.15s 117.26s
Response Time (total) 369.88s 436.88s
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

#6 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

medium
Cost
$0.010
Time
18.4s
Tokens
3,351 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 Flash Preview 8.6 7.6 88.9% 1 84.40s 8,122 462 161,084

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