Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-11-07.
| Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | qwen | |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $0.25/M | $0.19/M |
| Output Price | $1.50/M | $1.12/M |
| Context Window | 1,048,576 | 1,000,000 |
| Max Output | 65,536 | 65,536 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | ✓ | - |
The verdict
For a sample job of 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, Qwen3.6 Flash costs $0.47 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs $0.62, so Qwen3.6 Flash is about 1.3 times cheaper for the same work.
Both take in a similar amount of text: 1,048,576 and 1,000,000 tokens, about 1,573 and 1,500 pages.
Only Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite offers audio input.
Across the 5 tasks where they differ, Qwen3.6 Flash on 5 (SQL Generation, CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup, Bulk Data Labeling and others).
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite was released in May 2026 and Qwen3.6 Flash in April 2026.
Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite if you need audio input; pick Qwen3.6 Flash if you need lower cost or the stronger all-round task scores.
Costs use current list prices per million tokens; page counts assume about 0.75 words per token and 500 words per page.
Who wins by task?
| Task | Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 133 | 133 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 133 | 133 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 129 | 129 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 137 | 137 |
| Blog Post Writing | 121 | 121 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →