Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite wins on more metrics (5 of 8), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 36.5 | 37.1✓ |
| Coding Index | 49.3 | 53.7✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 84% | 84%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | — | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 341✓ | — |
| Latency | 880ms✓ | — |
| Input price /M | $0.300✓ | $0.450 |
| Output price /M | $2.50✓ | $2.70 |
| Context window | 1.0M✓ | 262K |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSONVisionAudio | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |