Compare/Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) vs Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)

Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)vsQwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)

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

Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)

Input
$1.5/M
Output
$9/M
Speed
215 tok/s
TTFT
11.35s
Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.7/M
Output
$8.4/M
Speed
64 tok/s
TTFT
1.36s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (6-6)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash (medium)Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$1.5$0.7
Output ($/M tokens)$9$8.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)$2.40
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)$1.54

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)
215 tok/s
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
64 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)
11.35s
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
1.36s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
45.419.6
Coding Index
22.1
Math Index
91.0
GPQA Diamond
92.1%79.0%
MMLU-Pro
84.3%
LiveCodeBench
78.8%
AIME 2025
91.0%
MATH-500
98.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
39.9%15.0%
SciCode
53.0%42.4%
IFBench
74.6%51.2%
TerminalBench
39.4%13.6%
Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium)6 wins
6 winsQwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) or Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $2.63/M tokens vs $3.38/M for Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 6 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) generates tokens faster at 215 tok/s vs 64 tok/s. However, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (1.36s vs 11.35s).

When should I use Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) vs Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.