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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Qwen3.7 Max

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 18 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

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72.84/100
0 category wins3 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite unranked (Not scored); Qwen3.7 Max #10 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Qwen3.7 Max share 18 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite; 40 to Qwen3.7 Max.

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
18
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
3
Qwen3.7 Max only
40
Comparable categories
3 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite makes more sense if its workflow fits your team better; Qwen3.7 Max is the better fit if coding is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 18 shared benchmark results across 4 evidence categories; 3 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Qwen3.7 Max finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Qwen3.7 Max
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteΔQwen3.7 Max
CodingGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2Margin→ 23.7Qwen3.7 Max77.9
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2Margin→ 18.2Qwen3.7 Max90.4
AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite63.4Margin→ 6.3Qwen3.7 Max69.7
KnowledgeGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max64.2
MathGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max97.1
MultilingualGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max87.0
Inst. FollowingGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max84.4

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteB · Qwen3.7 Max

  1. MRCRv2

    Reasoning
    Source ↗
    A 72.2%B 90.4%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 MaxΔ 18.2
    MRCRv2: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 72.2%; Qwen3.7 Max scored 90.4%. Qwen3.7 Max wins this benchmark.

  2. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 54%B 69.7%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 MaxΔ 15.7
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 54%; Qwen3.7 Max scored 69.7%. Qwen3.7 Max wins this benchmark.

  3. SWE-bench Pro

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 54.2%B 60.6%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 MaxΔ 6.4
    SWE-bench Pro: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 54.2%; Qwen3.7 Max scored 60.6%. Qwen3.7 Max wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3 input / $2.5 outputQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1MQwen3.7 Max1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticQwen3.7 Max wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54%69.7%Qwen3.7 Max leads
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 74%—Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 11401273Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 26.8%30.6%Qwen3.7 Max leads
GDPval-AASource 32.0%38.7%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA BriefcaseSource 634908Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA Tau3 BankingSource 16.5%—Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource —64.3%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource —1568Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource —65.2%Not comparable
BFCL v4Source —75.0%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource —76.4%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource —47.9%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource —53.5%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource —94.7%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource —64.27%Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource —18.7%Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource —25.6%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource —45.0%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource —42.5%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource —50.8%Not comparable
aaTerminalBench21Source —74.5%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource —83.4%Not comparable
CodingQwen3.7 Max wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.0%69.7%Qwen3.7 Max leads
SWE-bench ProSource 54.2%60.6%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA Coding IndexSource 49.3%66.0%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-SciCodeSource 40.9%48.8%Qwen3.7 Max leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —80.4%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —78.3%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource —47.2%Not comparable
SciCodeSource —53.5%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource —91.6%Not comparable
ReasoningQwen3.7 Max wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxResult
MRCRv2Source 72.2%90.4%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-LCRSource 62.0%69.0%Qwen3.7 Max leads
CritPtSource 0.0%13.4%Qwen3.7 Max leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 36.5%46.0%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 83.8%92.3%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-HLESource 17.5%38.1%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 6.9%14.1%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 30.3%30.1%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 33.5%22.9%Qwen3.7 Max leads
GPQASource —92.4%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource —92.4%Not comparable
HLESource —41.4%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource —89.6%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource —95%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource —73.6%Not comparable
MMMLUSource —90.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxResult
HMMT Feb 2026Source —97.1%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource —90.0%Not comparable
ApexSource —44.5%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxResult
MMLU-ProXSource —87%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source —59.0%Not comparable
INCLUDESource —86.2%Not comparable
MAXIFESource —89.2%Not comparable
PolyMathSource —86.5%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.0%—Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource —1293Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 MaxResult
IFEvalSource —94.3%Not comparable
IFBenchSource —79.1%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource —80.5%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Qwen3.7 Max?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Qwen3.7 Max are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 77.9 versus 54.2. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 90.4 versus 72.2. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 69.7 versus 63.4. Inside this category, AA Briefcase is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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