Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) by Google or Qwen3.8-Flash-Next by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next vs Gemini 3.6 Flash (High): 17.1% more intelligence, 77.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 149.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.0 | 39.8 | +17.1% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 17.1% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,614.42 | $362.72 | −77.5% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 77.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 20.22s | 50.51s | +149.8% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 149.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $0.15 / $0.47 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.6 Flash (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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