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Alibaba Cloud (Qwen)Qwen3.6-35B-A3BVSGoogleGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|Updated: June 2026

Our Take

We recommend Qwen3.6-35B-A3B over Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite because it holds a clear reasoning lead. Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B for offline data control and complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning, or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite only if you prefer using a cloud-hosted API setup for scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions.
▶WHY?
Benchmark Calculations & Evidence:
  • Reasoning Accuracy: Both models were evaluated on the GPQA Diamond benchmark. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 86%, while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite scored 82.2% (+3.8% gap).
  • Coding Performance: Evaluated on different benchmarks. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scored 49.5% on SWE-bench Pro (complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning), while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite scored 72% on LiveCodeBench (scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions).
  • Hosting Model: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B runs locally for $0 API costs, while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is hosted via a cloud-hosted API setup.
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    Model Specs

    Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

    Open Source
    🤗HF

    Benchmarks & Scores

    Coding (swe-bench-pro)
    49.5%

    complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning

    Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+3.8%)
    86%

    graduate-level science QA

    Cost & Context

    Cost (per 1M tokens)
    Self HostLocal execution (zero API fees)
    Context Window
    262.14k tokens
    Model Specs

    Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

    Website

    Benchmarks & Scores

    Coding (live-code-bench)
    72%

    scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions

    Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
    82.2%

    graduate-level science QA

    Cost & Context

    Cost (per 1M tokens)
    $0.56Input: $0.25 | Output: $1.50
    Context WindowLarger
    1.05M tokens
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    Frequently Asked Questions about Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

    For coding tasks, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores 49.5% on swe-bench-pro (complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning), while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite scores 72% on live-code-bench (scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions).

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