Compare/Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) vs Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)

Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)vsQwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)

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

Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)

Input
$1.5/M
Output
$9/M
Speed
227 tok/s
TTFT
9.75s
Alibaba

Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.7/M
Output
$8.4/M
Speed
97 tok/s
TTFT
1.10s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (7-4)
Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash (high)Qwen3 VL 32B (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 (high)$2.40
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)$1.54

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)
227 tok/s
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
97 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)
9.75s
Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)
1.10s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
55.324.7
Coding Index
45.014.5
Math Index
84.7
GPQA Diamond
92.2%73.3%
MMLU-Pro
81.8%
LiveCodeBench
73.8%
AIME 2025
84.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
41.0%9.6%
SciCode
53.1%28.5%
IFBench
76.3%59.4%
TerminalBench
40.9%7.6%
Gemini 3.5 Flash (high)7 wins
4 winsQwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) or Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 VL 32B (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 (high).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) generates tokens faster at 227 tok/s vs 97 tok/s. However, Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (1.10s vs 9.75s).

When should I use Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) vs Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.