Gemini 3.5

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3.6 Flash

Best for token efficiency in coding, knowledge work, and multimodal tasks

3.5 Flash-Lite

Best for high-volume tasks that need efficiency and intelligence

3.1 Pro

Best for complex tasks and bringing creative concepts to life

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Agentic coding

Tackle complex, development tasks with advanced reasoning at speed.

Advanced multimodal understanding

Transform text, images, video and audio into rich interactive user interfaces.

Long horizon tasks

Execute sophisticated workflows over extended timeframes.

Multi-step problem-solving

Leverage advanced tools to solve demanding, real-world problems.

BenchmarkNotesGemini 3.6 FlashGemini 3.5 FlashGemini 3.1 ProGPT-5.6 LunaGrok 4.5Claude Sonnet 5
Input price $/1M tokens, no caching$1.50$1.50$2.00$1.00$2.00$3.00 $2.00 (temp discount)
Output price $/1M tokens$7.50$9.00$12.00$6.00$6.00$15.00 $10.00 (temp discount)
SWE-Bench Pro (Public) Diverse agentic coding tasks58.7%55.1%54.2%62.7%64.7%63.2%
DeepSWE v1.1 Long-horizon software engineering49%37%12%67%54%54%
Terminal-bench 2.1 Agentic terminal codingTerminus-2 harness78.0%76.2%73.8%84.7%83.3%80.4%
MLE-Bench Machine Learning Engineering63.9%49.7%42.6%47.6%43.2%66.9%
OSWorld-Verified Agentic computer use83.0%78.4%76.2%72.6%81.2%
GDPVal-AA v2 Knowledge workElo14211349965158415351607
CharXiv Reasoning Information synthesis from complex chartsNo tools85.2%84.2%83.3%82.7%81.6%77.0%
With tools89.4%84.9%83.2%88.3%
GDM-MRCR v2 (8-needle) Long context performance128k (average)91.8%77.3%84.9%74.8%81.4%71.6%
1M (pointwise)54.0%26.6%26.3%

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3.6 Flash vs. 3.5 Flash token efficiency SxS (API)

3.6 Flash shows better token efficiency and reduced verbosity than 3.5 Flash in an OSWorld verified task.

Financial data analysis (AIS)

3.6 Flash, using Managed Agents on AIS, can help parse through and analyze financial data and transcripts more efficiently and accurately than 3.5 Flash.

Code Migration Side by Side (AGY)

3.6 Flash executes code migrations, using multi-agent orchestration on AGY, with lower latency and higher quality than 3.5 Flash.

Custom Creative Tool (Gemini App)

3.6 Flash helps develop a photographic texture extractor for 3D workflows, using canvas.

3.5 Flash-Lite vs. 3.5 Flash latency SxS (API)

3.5 Flash-Lite executes high volume tasks at a lower latency than 3.5 Flash.

One prompt, 25 web design options (API)

Working alongside 3.6 Flash as the master agent, 3.5 Flash-Lite instantly generates 25 unique, ready-to-explore web design concepts.

Receipt analysis and translation at scale (API)

3.5 Flash-Lite can scale receipt translation and summarization with its multimodal understanding.

Rapid game development (API)

3.5 Flash-Lite builds a game by instantly generating and iterating through multiple options.



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