Compare/Apertus 70B Instruct vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Apertus 70B InstructvsGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Apertus 70B Instruct

Input
$0.82/M
Output
$2.92/M
Speed
TTFT
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Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$3/M
Speed
169 tok/s
TTFT
8.57s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Apertus 70B Instruct
Benchmarks (0-11)
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricApertus 70B InstructGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.82$0.5
Output ($/M tokens)$2.92$3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Apertus 70B Instruct$1.11
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)$0.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Apertus 70B Instruct
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
169 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Apertus 70B Instruct
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
8.57s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.735.0
Coding Index
1.937.8
Math Index
55.7
GPQA Diamond
27.2%81.2%
MMLU-Pro
88.2%
LiveCodeBench
79.7%
AIME 2025
55.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
5.5%14.1%
SciCode
5.7%49.9%
IFBench
25.9%55.1%
TerminalBench
0.0%31.8%
Apertus 70B Instruct0 wins
11 winsGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Apertus 70B Instruct or Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.13/M tokens vs $1.34/M for Apertus 70B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Apertus 70B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 169 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Apertus 70B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 8.57s).

When should I use Apertus 70B Instruct vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.