Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Non-reasoning) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (High)

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Non-reasoning) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (High). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Non-reasoning)Gemini 3.5 Flash (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)6.732.6+386.6% Gemini 3.5 Flash (Hig… is 4.9× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$4,222.12— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)2.07s16.52s+698.1% Gemini 3.5 Flash (Hig… is 698.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.40$1.50 / $9.00
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText, Image, Speech, Video
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