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Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)

Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-09-23.

Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)
Vendorgooglegoogle
Quality Score100100
Benchmark Score56.156.1
Input Price$0.75/M$0.38/M
Output Price$3.75/M$1.88/M
Context Window1,048,5761,048,576
Max Output65,53665,536
Tool Calling
Structured Output
Reasoning Mode
Vision
Audio
Benchmark Scores
ai_index56.156.1

Who wins by task?

TaskGoogle: Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle: Gemini 3.6 Flash (batch)
SQL Generation 140 140
Code Completion 132 132
Code Documentation 136 136
Regex Writing 124 125
CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup 135 136
JSON Extraction 131 131
Bulk Data Labeling 128 129
Long-Document Summarization 146 146
Short-Form Summarization 125 126
Blog Post Writing 128 128

Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →

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