Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Qwen3.6 27B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemini 3.8 Flash and Qwen3.6 27B releases: 3 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 5 models.
- For intelligence, Gemini 3.8 Flash scores highest: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) at 41, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 22 for Qwen3.6 27B.
- For output speed, Gemini 3.8 Flash is fastest: Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) at 336 t/s, against Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) at 59 t/s for Qwen3.6 27B.
- For cost per task, Qwen3.6 27B is cheapest: Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at $0.62, against Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) at $0.93 for Gemini 3.8 Flash.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) |  Google | 41 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 42 | 43 | 53 | $1.24 | $0.6 | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.075 | $1,623 | 71k | 43k | 172M | 336 | 13.12s | 13.12s | 14.61s | 209.25s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) | Google | 40 | 45 | 49 | 51 | - | 41 | 51 | $0.93 | $0.6 | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.075 | $1,100 | 53k | 27k | 95M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (low) | Google | 34 | 40 | 39 | 45 | - | 35 | 46 | - | $0.6 | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.075 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) |  Alibaba | 22 | 22 | 18 | 24 | - | 24 | 32 | $0.62 | $0.9 | $0.60 | $3.60 | - | $1,145 | 32k | 19k | 164M | 57 | 3.68s | 103.35s | 112.13s | 500.53s | 27.8B | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |    +2 | |||
| Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.9 | $0.60 | $3.60 | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 3.63s | 3.63s | 12.12s | - | 27.8B | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |  +2 | |||