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Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Updated October 21, 2026. 39 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Gemini 2.5 Flash Replace Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle
Coding
28.7
Overall
15.5
Output $/M
$2.50
29
Qwen3.5-35B-A3BQwen
Coding
7.7
Overall
19.3
Output $/M
$1.00
10
vs boards won of 39 shared

Decision reading

Pick Gemini 2.5 Flash for coding: it scores 28.7 on the Vibe Coding Index against 7.7 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B.

Pick Qwen3.5-35B-A3B when output tokens cost 2.5x less, or when what matters is Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.

Model AGemini 2.5 FlashGoogle28.7/1001 independent benchmark$0.466 per solved taskModel BQwen3.5-35B-A3BQwen7.7/1001 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
39
Gemini 2.5 Flash only
30
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B only
6
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemini 2.5 Flash 28.7 from 1 benchmark, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 7.7 from 1 benchmark.
Widest category
Agentic work, 29.1 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: Gemini 2.5 Flash 31.6% against Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 89.2%, 57.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 2.5 Flash $2.50 against Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $1.00 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
Context window
Gemini 2.5 Flash takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemini 2.5 FlashBarsQwen3.5-35B-A3BTies
Coding21
Intelligence11
Agentic work11
Reasoning32
Math20
Knowledge40
General165
All shared boards2910
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index21
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
SWE-bench Verified28.7%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1254Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)69.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)13.6%26.5%Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Terminal-Bench17.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
ALE-BenchNot measured221.8Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
LMArena Text: coding14231410Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: software and IT14251415Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1238Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1301Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
AA Intelligence Index15.519.3Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Epoch Capabilities Index142.9142.5Gemini 2.5 Flash
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
τ²-Bench Telecom31.6%89.2%Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BALROG33.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Vending-Bench 2$549$463Gemini 2.5 Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)79.0%84.5%Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)12.1%21.0%Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured83.5%Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
ARC-AGI33.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
ARC-AGI-22.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
SimpleBench41.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14221400Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: expert14261408Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14201411Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Vision: diagrams1245Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: homework1244Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Math benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
AA Math Index73.3Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)73.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured70.0%Only Qwen3.5-35B-A3B measured
LMArena Text: math14111404Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: mathematical work14221410Gemini 2.5 Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
MedCode (Vals AI)40.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)83.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Text: science14331413Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14281421Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: legal and government14301399Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: business and finance14041394Gemini 2.5 Flash
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
Design Arena: websites1074Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Design Arena: UI components1005Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Design Arena: game dev1005Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Design Arena: data viz1060Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Design Arena: 3D1021Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Design Arena: all code categories1059Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Design Arena: SVG1018Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index165
General benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
SAGE (Vals AI)44.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)83.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
IFBench50.3%72.5%Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)65.3%72.0%Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
DTBench76.5%80.0%Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
LMCA27.5%29.5%Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
LMArena Text14171395Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: instruction following14051379Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: creative writing14001347Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Vision1235Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Text: English14181407Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: non-English14091378Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: Chinese14491457Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
LMArena Text: German14171367Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: Japanese13961326Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: Korean13851355Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: French14321412Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: Spanish14221390Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: Russian14151376Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: Polish14131385Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: multi-turn14081390Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: longer queries14191389Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: writing and language14051365Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13931347Gemini 2.5 Flash
LMArena Vision: English1239Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: Chinese1284Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: reading text1237Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: humor1225Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: captioning1277Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing things1252Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing1241Not measuredOnly Gemini 2.5 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3BLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.0015Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0.0006Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.022Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0.010Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.085Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B$0.038Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemini 2.5 Flash and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 2.5 FlashQwen3.5-35B-A3B
MakerGoogleQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedJune 17, 2025February 25, 2026
Context window1.05M262K
Input $/Mtok$0.30$0.14
Output $/Mtok$2.50$1.00
Coding index28.77.7
Independent measurements behind it11
Cost per solved task$0.466Not computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash better than Qwen3.5-35B-A3B for coding?

Pick Gemini 2.5 Flash for coding: it scores 28.7 on the Vibe Coding Index against 7.7 for Qwen3.5-35B-A3B. Pick Qwen3.5-35B-A3B when output tokens cost 2.5x less, or when what matters is Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5-35B-A3B costs $0.14 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 2.5 Flash only.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 2.5 Flash or Qwen3.5-35B-A3B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Qwen3.5-35B-A3B comparison based on?

39 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemini 2.5 Flash's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Qwen3.5-35B-A3B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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