Gemini 3 Flash vs Qwen3.5-27B Comparison

Comparing Gemini 3 Flash and Qwen3.5-27B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

12 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 9 benchmarks (CharXiv-R, Global PIQA, GPQA, MMMLU, MMMU-Pro, SWE-Bench Verified, t2-bench, Terminal-Bench 2.0, VideoMMMU), while Qwen3.5-27B is better at 3 benchmarks (Humanity's Last Exam, OmniDocBench 1.5, ScreenSpot Pro).

Gemini 3 Flash shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerGoogle
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-27B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-27B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Flash and Qwen3.5-27B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.5-27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.5-27B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.5-27B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Qwen3.5-27B was released on 2026-02-24.

Qwen3.5-27B is 2 months newer than Gemini 3 Flash.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

3 months ago

Qwen3.5-27B

Feb 24, 2026

3 weeks ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Qwen3.5-27B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-27B's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

Qwen3.5-27B

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher CharXiv-R score (80.3% vs 79.5%)
Higher Global PIQA score (92.8% vs 87.5%)
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 85.5%)
Higher MMMLU score (91.8% vs 85.9%)
Higher MMMU-Pro score (81.2% vs 75.0%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (78.0% vs 72.4%)
Higher t2-bench score (90.2% vs 79.0%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (47.6% vs 41.6%)
Higher VideoMMMU score (86.9% vs 82.3%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.5-27B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (48.5% vs 43.5%)
Higher OmniDocBench 1.5 score (88.9% vs 12.1%)
Higher ScreenSpot Pro score (70.3% vs 69.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-27B