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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Qwen3.6 Flash

Qwen3.6 Flash leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks. Qwen3.6 Flash is 1.3ร— cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 basis. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview accepts the larger context window (1.0M).

Head to head
Blended price uses a 3:1 input:output mix
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewQwen3.6 Flash
ProviderGoogleAlibaba
Input $/1M$0.250$0.188
Output $/1M$1.50$1.13
Blended $/1M$0.563$0.422
Context window1.0M1M
Max output66K66K
ReleasedMar 2026Apr 2026
LicenceProprietaryProprietary
GPQA Diamond 81.8% 83.3%
FrontierMath T1โ€“3 27.7% 22.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 80.0% 84.4%
Benchmark scores independently run and published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0. Only benchmarks with a score for BOTH models are compared.
Choose Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview ifโ€ฆ
  • Higher FrontierMath T1โ€“3 (27.7% vs 22.5%)
  • Larger context window (1.0M)
Choose Qwen3.6 Flash ifโ€ฆ
  • Costs less per token โ€” $0.422 vs $0.563 blended
  • Higher GPQA Diamond (83.3% vs 81.8%)
  • Higher OTIS Mock AIME (84.4% vs 80.0%)
  • Newer model (released Apr 2026)
FAQ
Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Qwen3.6 Flash?
Across the 3 benchmarks both models have independently-run scores for, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview leads on 1 and Qwen3.6 Flash leads on 2. Benchmarks are one input โ€” price and context window are on this page too.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview cheaper than Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper: $0.422 versus $0.563 per million tokens blended at 3:1 input:output. Input alone: $0.250 vs $0.188. Output alone: $1.50 vs $1.13.
What context windows do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview and Qwen3.6 Flash have?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 1,048,576 tokens. Qwen3.6 Flash: 1,000,000 tokens.
Who makes Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview and Qwen3.6 Flash?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is made by Google. Qwen3.6 Flash is made by Alibaba.
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