Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads Qwen3.7 Plus on coding, 43.7 to 33.2 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Qwen3.7 Plus costs 2.3x less per output token ($1.28 vs $3.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 27 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.7 Plus: which to pick
Pick Gemini 3 Flash Preview for coding: it scores 43.7 on the Vibe Coding Index against 33.2 for Qwen3.7 Plus.
Pick Qwen3.7 Plus for output tokens 2.3x cheaper ($1.28 vs $3.00 per million) and work measured by Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) or Code migration (Vals AI), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 27
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview only
- 44
- Qwen3.7 Plus only
- 48
- Like-for-like categories
- 8 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
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores 43.7 against 33.2.
2 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads, 26.3 against 25.2.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Plus has a AA Agentic Index result, 17.5.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview has a GPQA Diamond result, 87.9%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview has a AIME result, 95.6%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview has a MMLU Pro result, 88.6%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen3.7 Plus leads, 1269 against 1196.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.7 Plus
Gemini 3 Flash Preview $0.0020, Qwen3.7 Plus $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the number, $0.37.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview 43.7 from 2 benchmarks, Qwen3.7 Plus 33.2 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 10.5 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): Gemini 3 Flash Preview 20.2% against Qwen3.7 Plus 46.4%, 26.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview $3.00 against Qwen3.7 Plus $1.28 per million output tokens, 2.3x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3.7 Plus 1M.
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 Flash Preview | Bars | Qwen3.7 Plus | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 3 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 3 | 2 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 1 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 4 | 1 | 1 tie | |
| All shared boards | 15 | 11 | 1 tie |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index13
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 75.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 55.9 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 85.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 75.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 20.2% | 46.4% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 6.4% | 12.9% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 53.9% | 52.8% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 54.3% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 90.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 46.1% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 38.6% | 47.0% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Terminal-Bench | 64.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 10.2% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| GSO-Bench | 9.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| WeirdML | 61.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1367.2 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1473 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1473 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| SciCode | 12.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 26.3 | 25.2 | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 147.0 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 17.5 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1110 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1063 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1090 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1050 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1161 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1036 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 42.5% | 38.2% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 11.8% | 10.5% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 18.3% | 16.4% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 26.0% | 49.3% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 80.4% | 93.0% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Not measured | 2.8% | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| BALROG | 48.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| DeepResearch Bench | 49.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $3,635 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index31
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 87.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 89.8% | 90.0% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 36.6% | 35.6% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 89.4% | 87.9% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| ARC-AGI | 84.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 33.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| SimpleBench | 61.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Chess puzzles | 39.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 26.0% | 17.0% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| VPCT | 72.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1460 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1466 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1460 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1292 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1295 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 95.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 93.3% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| AA Math Index | 97.0 | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 97.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 95.6% | 93.3% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 51.2% | 34.4% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 17.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| ProofBench | 15.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1467 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1470 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 88.6% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 86.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 55.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 66.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 73.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 68.7% | 66.2% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 95.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 55.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 89.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| GeoBench | 88.0% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1464 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1464 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1451 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1435 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 63.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1196 | 1269 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1261 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1166 | 1262 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1276 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1184 | 1239 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1189 | 1269 | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1208 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1143 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index41
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 51.8% | 39.3% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 69.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 52.2% | 53.9% | Qwen3.7 Plus |
| IFBench | 78.0% | 78.0% | Tie |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 78.0% | 73.0% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| DTBench | 89.1% | 84.0% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| LMCA | 43.1% | 37.6% | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1454 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1439 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1438 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1278 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1458 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1445 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1509 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1471 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1412 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1413 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1472 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1457 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1457 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1449 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1459 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1454 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1437 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1422 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1280 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1332 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1288 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1261 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1258 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus measured |
| LMArena Document | Not measured | 1444 | Only Qwen3.7 Plus 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
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus | 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
Qwen3.7 Plus costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3.7 Plus costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3.7 Plus 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 Flash Preview | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | December 17, 2025 | June 3, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.50 | $0.32 |
| Output $/Mtok | $3.00 | $1.28 |
| Coding index | 43.7 | 33.2 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.37 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview better than Qwen3.7 Plus for coding?
Pick Gemini 3 Flash Preview for coding: it scores 43.7 on the Vibe Coding Index against 33.2 for Qwen3.7 Plus. Pick Qwen3.7 Plus for output tokens 2.3x cheaper ($1.28 vs $3.00 per million) and work measured by Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) or Code migration (Vals AI), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3.7 Plus costs $0.32 and $1.28. Cost per solved task is known for Gemini 3 Flash Preview only.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.7 Plus comparison based on?
27 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemini 3 Flash Preview's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.7 Plus's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.