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Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Qwen 3.6

Qwen 3.6 leads in 2 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

Tie

Cheaper

Qwen 3.6

Faster

Tie

Detailed Comparison

CategoryGemini 3.5 FlashQwen 3.6
ProviderGoogle Alibaba
Context Window1M WIN128K
Input Price ($/1M)$1.5 $0.2 WIN
Output Price ($/1M)$9 $0.8 WIN
Arena ELON/A N/A
CodingN/A N/A
ReasoningN/A N/A
Speed (tokens/sec)N/A N/A
Open SourceNo Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen 3.6?

Qwen 3.6 is approximately 90% cheaper than Gemini 3.5 Flash per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash supports 1M context, while Qwen 3.6 supports 128K.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen 3.6 open source?

Gemini 3.5 Flash is proprietary. Qwen 3.6 is open source.

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