Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview leads Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 15.6 to 9.9, and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs 1.3x less per output token ($1.50 vs $1.90 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 39 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct: which to pick
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a coding score, 22.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct for work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 39
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview only
- 41
- Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct only
- 10
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview leads, 15.6 against 9.9.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.6.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a GPQA Diamond result, 81.1%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a AIME result, 83.3%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a MMLU Pro result, 86.2%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a Design Arena: websites result, 1082.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $0.0010, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct $0.0012 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the number, $0.18.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 22.7 from 3 benchmarks, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Intelligence, 5.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Vision: recognizing things: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 1308 against Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct 1249, 9.8 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $1.50 against Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct $1.90 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct 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.
| Category | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Bars | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 5 | ||
| Math | 1 | 1 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 11 | 14 | ||
| All shared boards | 13 | 26 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1257 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| AA Coding Index | 34.7 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 80.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 62.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 4.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 34.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 64.6% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 11.4% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| ALE-Bench | 797.7 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1400 | 1438 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1413 | 1442 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1245 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1276 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1336 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| SciCode | 4.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 15.6 | 9.9 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.6 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 30.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 3.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 3.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 8.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 54.1% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 81.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 82.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 77.2% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 11.9% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1407 | 1428 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1398 | 1442 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1403 | 1439 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1242 | 1255 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1271 | 1277 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 83.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 88.3 | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 88.3% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1428 | 1425 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1417 | 1419 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 86.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 83.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 55.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 59.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 71.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 68.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 47.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 83.6% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1425 | 1444 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1428 | 1431 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1418 | 1438 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1389 | 1433 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 51.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1082 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1069 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1029 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1045 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1047 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1071 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1052 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1167 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1114
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 49.5% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 63.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 41.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 56.5% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 63.7% | Only Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1420 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1377 | 1406 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1401 | 1366 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | 1247 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: English | 1414 | 1429 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1410 | 1405 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1460 | 1463 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: German | 1430 | 1424 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1413 | 1385 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1392 | 1394 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: French | 1424 | 1452 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1421 | 1428 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1420 | 1408 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1443 | 1419 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1417 | 1428 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1394 | 1419 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1408 | 1392 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1386 | 1368 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1232 | 1256 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1278 | 1283 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1246 | 1253 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1266 | 1209 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1259 | 1281 | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1308 | 1249 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1248 | 1220 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
| MultiChallenge | 60.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct 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.
| Specification | Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | March 3, 2026 | September 23, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.25 | $0.21 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.50 | $1.90 |
| Coding index | 22.7 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.18 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview better than Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct for coding?
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has a coding score, 22.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct for work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct costs $0.21 and $1.90. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview only.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct comparison based on?
39 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.