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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.7 Max

Gemini 3 Flash Preview comes out ahead, 73 to 69 and 58 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Google

    Gemini 3.5 Flash

    Released May 19, 2026

    69/100
    • ECI154.5
    • Price$1.50 / $9.00
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 3.5 Flash
  2. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 3 Flash Preview

    Released Dec 17, 2025

    73/100
    • ECI151.8
    • Price$0.50 / $3.00
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Gemini 3 Flash Preview

  3. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.7 Max

    Released May 21, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI153.7
    • Price$2.50 / $7.50
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.7 Max
01 — Verdict

Gemini 3 Flash Preview is our pick

Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Gemini 3.5 Flash (69) and Qwen3.7 Max (58). It leads on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemini 3.5 FlashCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3.5 Flash 154.5 · Qwen3.7 Max 153.7 · Gemini 3 Flash Preview 151.8
  • Lowest priceGemini 3 Flash PreviewGemini 3 Flash Preview $1.13 · Gemini 3.5 Flash $3.38 · Qwen3.7 Max $3.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGemini 3.5 Flash 1,048,576 · Gemini 3 Flash Preview 1,048,576 · Qwen3.7 Max 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGemini 3.5 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Gemini 3 Flash Preview: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Qwen3.7 Max: Text
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 3.5 FlashGemini 3 Flash PreviewQwen3.7 Max
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%848083
Price25%254723
Inputs & features15%10010035
Context window10%616160
Overall100%69/10073/10058/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.7 Max specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 3.5 FlashGoogleGemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogleQwen3.7 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)154.5 (best)151.8153.7
ECI rank#33 of 148 (best)#43 of 148#37 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions92.8% (best)89.4%90.9%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics62.8%51.2%64.6% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics95.6%95.6%95.6%
SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues79.3% (best)75.4%77.3%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions66.2%66.8% (best)55.8%
Price per million tokens
Input$1.50$0.50 (best)$2.50
Output$9.00$3.00 (best)$7.50
Cached input$0.15$0.05 (best)$0.50
Blended (3:1)$3.38$1.13 (best)$3.75
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Google APIOfficial Google APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)1,048,576 tokens (best)1,000,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens65,536 tokens65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesNo
PDFsYesYesNo
AudioYesYesNo
VideoYesYesNo
ReasoningYesminimal · low · medium · highYesminimal · low · medium · highYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietaryProprietary
API model IDgemini-3.5-flashgemini-3-flash-previewqwen3.7-max
API providers32 (best)2026
ReleasedMay 19, 2026Dec 17, 2025May 21, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025Jan 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Gemini 3.5 Flash$33.00
  • Gemini 3 Flash Preview$11.00
  • Qwen3.7 Max$40.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.7 Max?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Gemini 3.5 Flash (69) and Qwen3.7 Max (58). It leads on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.7 Max?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview is cheaper at $0.50 input / $3.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price). Gemini 3.5 Flash costs $1.50 input / $9.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price); Qwen3.7 Max costs $2.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.13 per million tokens for Gemini 3 Flash Preview versus $3.38 for Gemini 3.5 Flash (3× as much) and $3.75 for Qwen3.7 Max (3.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3.5 Flash 154.5 (#33 of 148), Qwen3.7 Max 153.7 (#37 of 148) and Gemini 3 Flash Preview 151.8 (#43 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (152.5–156.6 vs 151.9–156.0), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3.5 Flash 92.8%, Qwen3.7 Max 90.9%, Gemini 3 Flash Preview 89.4%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Qwen3.7 Max 64.6%, Gemini 3.5 Flash 62.8%, Gemini 3 Flash Preview 51.2%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Gemini 3.5 Flash 95.6%, Gemini 3 Flash Preview 95.6%, Qwen3.7 Max 95.6%; SWE-bench Verified — Gemini 3.5 Flash 79.3%, Qwen3.7 Max 77.3%, Gemini 3 Flash Preview 75.4%; SimpleQA Verified — Gemini 3 Flash Preview 66.8%, Gemini 3.5 Flash 66.2%, Qwen3.7 Max 55.8%.

Which is better for coding?

Gemini 3.5 Flash resolves more real GitHub issues on SWE-bench Verified: Gemini 3.5 Flash 79.3%, Qwen3.7 Max 77.3% and Gemini 3 Flash Preview 75.4%. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini 3 Flash Preview have the largest context windows (1,048,576 and 1,048,576 tokens), against 1,000,000 for Qwen3.7 Max. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3.5 Flash up to 65,536, Gemini 3 Flash Preview up to 65,536, Qwen3.7 Max up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 3.5 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Gemini 3 Flash Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Qwen3.7 Max accepts text. Gemini 3.5 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Qwen3.7 Max are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.7 Max is the newest, released May 21, 2026. Gemini 3.5 Flash came out May 19, 2026; Gemini 3 Flash Preview came out Dec 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3.5 Flash Jan 2025, Gemini 3 Flash Preview Jan 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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