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Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash vs inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 9.9 vs 4.9. Ling-2.6-flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.002 vs $0.831. Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) is faster at 10.11s vs 10.68s, with pass rates of 98.5% vs 30.3%.

Recommended modelGemini 3.6 Flash (medium)It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.9) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-21

Metric Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash medium Release: 2026-07-21 Ling-2.6-flash Ling-2.6-flash none Release: 2026-04-21
Score 9.9 4.9
Rank #1 #184
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.3
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.5% 30.3%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 3.955 0.024
Total Cost $0.831 $0.002
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $0.010 / 1M
Output Price $7.500 / 1M $0.030 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 66,293 114,375
Output Tokens 2,000 14,903
Reasoning Tokens 95,464 0
Response Time (avg) 10.11s 10.68s
Response Time (max) 68.03s 36.03s
Response Time (total) 222.33s 213.51s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#1 Gemini 3.6 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.079
Time
47.9s
Tokens
10,532 tok

#184 Ling-2.6-flash

none
Ling-2.6-flash is no longer available as a free model. It has transitioned to a paid model. Continue using it here: https://openrouter.ai/inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.0s
Tokens
0 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 17.49s 8,136 474 40,157
Ling-2.6-flash 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 11.21s 813 381 0

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