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Model comparison

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 19 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

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67.22/100
0 category wins3 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite unranked (Not scored); Qwen3.7 Plus #21 (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 Plus share 19 comparable benchmark results. 3 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite; 50 to Qwen3.7 Plus.

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
19
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
2
Qwen3.7 Plus only
50
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 Plus is the better fit if coding is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 19 shared benchmark results across 5 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 Plus 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 Plus
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteΔQwen3.7 Plus
CodingGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2Margin 21.4Qwen3.7 Plus75.6
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2Margin 19.5Qwen3.7 Plus91.7
AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite63.4Margin 8.3Qwen3.7 Plus71.7
KnowledgeGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus60.1
MathGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus92.9
MultilingualGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus85.4
MultimodalGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus81.5
Inst. FollowingGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus84.5

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 Plus
  1. MRCRv2

    Reasoning
    Source ↗
    A 72.2%B 91.7%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 19.5
    MRCRv2: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 72.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 91.7%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.
  2. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 54%B 70.3%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 16.3
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 54%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 70.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.
  3. SWE-bench Pro

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 54.2%B 57.6%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 3.4
    SWE-bench Pro: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 54.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 57.6%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.
  4. OSWorld-Verified

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 74%B 73.3%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteΔ 0.7
    OSWorld-Verified: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 74%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 73.3%. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite 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 PlusComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3 input / $2.5 outputQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1MQwen3.7 Plus1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 PlusResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54%70.3%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 74%73.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
GDPval-AASource 1140936Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 26.8%20.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
GDPval-AASource 32.0%21.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
AA BriefcaseSource 634Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 16.5%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 61.8%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource 1536Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 62.7%Not comparable
BFCL v4Source 72.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 73.2%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource 45.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource 62.3%Not comparable
AndroidWorldSource 81.0%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 22.4%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 93%Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source 2.8%Not comparable
CodingQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 PlusResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.0%70.3%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
SWE-bench ProSource 54.2%57.6%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA Coding IndexSource 49.3%55.9%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-SciCodeSource 40.9%45.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 77.7%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 75.8%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource 41.1%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 51.3%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource 89.6%Not comparable
ReasoningQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 PlusResult
MRCRv2Source 72.2%91.7%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-LCRSource 62.0%65.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
CritPtSource 0.0%9.1%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 PlusResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 36.5%39.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 83.8%90.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-HLESource 17.5%33.4%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 6.9%2.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 30.3%22.2%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 33.5%25.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
GPQASource 90.3%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 90.3%Not comparable
HLESource 34.7%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 88.5%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource 94.5%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 71.4%Not comparable
MMMLUSource 89.0%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 PlusResult
HMMT Feb 2026Source 92.9%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource 86.0%Not comparable
ApexSource 22.7%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 PlusResult
MMLU-ProXSource 85.4%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 58.8%Not comparable
INCLUDESource 83.0%Not comparable
MAXIFESource 88.8%Not comparable
PolyMathSource 84.0%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 PlusResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.0%80.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MMMU-ProSource 79%Not comparable
MathVisionSource 90.3%Not comparable
CharXivSource 85.9%Not comparable
ERQASource 69.8%Not comparable
MedXpertQA (MM)Source 71.0%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource 79.0%Not comparable
SimpleVQASource 81.7%Not comparable
MMSearch-PlusSource 41.4%Not comparable
RealWorldQASource 86.9%Not comparable
OmniDocBench 1.5Source 91.4%Not comparable
OCRBench V2Source 70.7%Not comparable
ODINW13Source 51.1%Not comparable
Video-MME (with subtitle)Source 88.0%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource 85.4%Not comparable
MLVU (M-Avg)Source 87.4%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1288Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteQwen3.7 PlusResult
IFEvalSource 94.6%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 79.1%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 78.0%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (4)

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

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Qwen3.7 Plus 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 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 75.6 versus 54.2. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 91.7 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 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 71.7 versus 63.4. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 21, 2026

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