Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash
Wins 1 of 6 benchmarks
Gemini 3.6 Flash
$1.60 / task
Wins 3 of 6 benchmarks
Terminal-Bench 4.0?
Gemini 3.5 Flashat high6.6
Gemini 3.6 Flash7.1
DeepSWE 1.1?
Gemini 3.5 Flashat high36.1
Gemini 3.6 Flash46.7
WebDev Arena?
Gemini 3.5 Flash1,491
Gemini 3.6 Flash1,538
SciCode?
Gemini 3.5 Flashat high53.9
Gemini 3.6 Flash53.4
DeepSWE 1?
Gemini 3.5 Flash28.3
Gemini 3.6 Flash—
Terminal-Bench Hard (version unstated)?
Gemini 3.5 Flash39.4
Gemini 3.6 Flash—

Specs

SpecGemini 3.5 FlashGemini 3.6 Flash
Input, per 1M$1.50!$0.75
Output, per 1M$9!$3.75
Cost per task?—$1.60
Speed, tok/s195197
Context1M1M
WeightsClosedClosed
ReleasedMay 2026Jul 2026
See images✓✓
Read PDFsPartial✓
Hear audio✓✓
Watch video✓✓
Call tools✓✓
Force a tool callPartialPartial
Return strict JSON✓✓
Search the web?✓
Run code?✓
Use a computer?Partial

What breaks when you switch

Gemini 3.5 Flash → Gemini 3.6 Flash
Nothing known.
Gemini 3.6 Flash → Gemini 3.5 Flash
Nothing known.