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Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) vs Qwen3.5-27B (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 8.0 vs 7.9. Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.769 vs $1.135. Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) is faster at 16.64s vs 114.73s, with pass rates of 89.9% vs 76.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-09

Compared models

Rank
#99
Total Output Tokens
167,486
Response Time (avg)
16.64s
Total Cost
$0.769
Rank
#102
Total Output Tokens
635,288
Response Time (avg)
114.73s
Total Cost
$1.135
Recommended model Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium)

It has the best score here (8.0), while responding about 6.9x faster than Qwen3.5-27B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini 3.8 Flash medium Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3.5-27B Qwen3.5-27B medium Release: 2026-02-24
Score 8.0 7.9
Rank #99 #102
Reliability 9.9 10.0
Consistency 9.0 7.9
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 89.9% 76.8%
Flaky tests 3 6
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 4.046 8.104
Total Cost $0.769 $1.135
Input Price $0.750 / 1M $0.195 / 1M
Output Price $3.750 / 1M $1.560 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.075 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price $0.042 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 187,331 288,919
Output Tokens 7,555 17,484
Reasoning Tokens 159,931 617,804
Response Time (avg) 16.64s 114.73s
Response Time (max) 108.60s 1026.43s
Response Time (total) 382.64s 2638.74s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B active) 27B
Availability Closed Open source

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.

#99 Gemini 3.8 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.037
Time
54.6s
Tokens
9,712 tok

#102 Qwen3.5-27B

medium
Cost
$0.008
Time
62.0s
Tokens
3,099 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 3.8 Flash 8.0 9.9 66.7% 0 11.69s 8,118 454 19,433
Qwen3.5-27B 6.2 7.1 55.6% 1 160.69s 7,895 6,381 89,388

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