Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Google

$0.25 / $1.50

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen (Alibaba)

$0.15 / $1.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Qwen3.6 35B A3B is 36% cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Qwen3.6 35B A3B scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (18.2 vs 15.6). Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the larger context window (1M vs 262K).

	Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview	Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Input price / 1M	$0.25	$0.15
Output price / 1M	$1.50	$1.00
Blended price (3:1)	$0.56	$0.36
Cached input / 1M	$0.025	$0.05
Context window	1M	262K
Max output	66K	236K
Intelligence index	15.6	18.2
Coding index	34.7	41.9
Providers	—	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	—
Vision input	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-03-03	2026-04-27
Retirement	—	—

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is 36% cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: which has a bigger context window?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: 1,048,576 tokens. Qwen3.6 35B A3B: 262,144 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview ≈ $1,250, Qwen3.6 35B A3B ≈ $800.00.

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