Compare/Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.6 Plus

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)vsQwen3.6 Plus

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

Google

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$3/M
Speed
209 tok/s
TTFT
0.72s
Alibaba

Qwen3.6 Plus

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$3/M
Speed
52 tok/s
TTFT
1.80s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-6)
Qwen3.6 Plus

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.6 Plus
Input ($/M tokens)$0.5$0.5
Output ($/M tokens)$3$3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)$0.80
Qwen3.6 Plus$0.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
209 tok/s
Qwen3.6 Plus
52 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
0.72s
Qwen3.6 Plus
1.80s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.439.6
Coding Index
54.5
Math Index
55.7
GPQA Diamond
81.2%88.2%
MMLU-Pro
88.2%
LiveCodeBench
79.7%
AIME 2025
55.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
14.1%25.7%
SciCode
49.9%40.7%
IFBench
55.1%75.2%
TerminalBench
31.8%43.9%
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)5 wins
6 winsQwen3.6 Plus

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.6 Plus wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning). 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 209 tok/s vs 52 tok/s. Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.72s vs 1.80s).

When should I use Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.6 Plus?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Qwen3.6 Plus for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.