Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is 1.2x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

8 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 7 benchmarks (Global PIQA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, MMMLU, SWE-Bench Verified, t2-bench, Toolathlon), while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is better at 1 benchmark (Terminal-Bench 2.0).

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 3 Flash costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($0.60/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is more expensive than Gemini 3 Flash.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

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
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$3.60
Best providerNovita
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's 262,144 tokens. Gemini 3 Flash can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input262,144 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Flash and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B 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

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 2 months newer than Gemini 3 Flash.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

3 months ago

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

1 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B'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 Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is available from Novita.

Gemini 3 Flash

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.60/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher Global PIQA score (92.8% vs 89.8%)
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 88.4%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (43.5% vs 28.7%)
Higher MMMLU score (91.8% vs 88.5%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (78.0% vs 76.4%)
Higher t2-bench score (90.2% vs 86.7%)
Higher Toolathlon score (49.4% vs 38.3%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (52.5% vs 47.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B scores MMLU-Redux: 94.9%, HMMT 2025: 94.8%, C-Eval: 93.0%, HMMT25: 92.7%, IFEval: 92.6%.
Gemini 3 Flash is 1.2x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output via google. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B costs $0.60/M input and $3.60/M output via novita.
Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 262K), input pricing ($0.50 vs $0.60/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.