Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
Different efforts: medium · high · Compare all at high
Arena Text · creative writing Arena Text · creative writing: Human pairwise preferences in the stated text vote pool
Gemini 3.5 Flash1,468
Gemini 3.6 Flash1,471
EQ-Bench Longform Creative Writing 1.11 Longform Creative Writing 1.11: Models plan, revise and write a story across eight turns, graded with a writing rubric
Gemini 3.5 Flash71.8
Gemini 3.6 Flash—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing v3 Creative Writing v3 · Elo: Judge-rated creative writing under the v3 prompt set and pairwise ranking
Gemini 3.5 Flash—
Gemini 3.6 Flash1,603.5
Lech Mazur Short-Story Lech Mazur Short-Story · comparison score: Judges compare stories written to ten required elements; the comparison score can be negative
Gemini 3.5 Flash-2
Gemini 3.6 Flash—
IFBench (instructions) IFBench (instructions): Checks whether the model follows precise formatting and content instructions
Gemini 3.5 Flash74.6
Gemini 3.6 Flash—
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Text · creative writing | 1,468 | 1,471 |
| EQ-Bench Longform Creative Writing 1.11 | 71.8 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing v3 | — | 1,603.5 |
| Lech Mazur Short-Story | -2 | — |
| IFBench (instructions) | 74.6 | — |
Specs
| Spec | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M | $1.50 | !$0.75 |
| Output, per 1M | $9 | !$3.75 |
| Cost per task? | — | $1.60 |
| Speed, tok/s | 199 | 209 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Released | May 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| See images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read PDFs | Partial | ✓ |
| Hear audio | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watch video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Call tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Force a tool call | Partial | Partial |
| 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.