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Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 31 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

64.75/100
Margin
2.5pts
winning →
67.22/100
2 category wins5 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash #33 (Estimated); 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 and Qwen3.7 Plus share 31 comparable benchmark results. 7 of 8 categories are comparable. 15 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash; 38 to Qwen3.7 Plus.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
31
Gemini 3.5 Flash only
15
Qwen3.7 Plus only
38
Comparable categories
7 / 8

Pick Qwen3.7 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 3.5 Flash only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 31 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 7 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Qwen3.7 Plus has the cleaner BenchAlign overall profile here, landing at 67.22 versus 64.75. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.

Qwen3.7 Plus's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 92.9 against 32.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MRCRv2, 77.3% to 91.7%. Gemini 3.5 Flash does hit back in agentic, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

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 and Qwen3.7 Plus
CategoryGemini 3.5 FlashΔQwen3.7 Plus
MathGemini 3.5 Flash32.9Margin→ 60.0Qwen3.7 Plus92.9
CodingGemini 3.5 Flash53.9Margin→ 21.7Qwen3.7 Plus75.6
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash74.7Margin→ 17.0Qwen3.7 Plus91.7
KnowledgeGemini 3.5 Flash47.2Margin→ 12.9Qwen3.7 Plus60.1
Inst. FollowingGemini 3.5 Flash76.3Margin→ 8.2Qwen3.7 Plus84.5
AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash77.2Margin← 5.5Qwen3.7 Plus71.7
MultimodalGemini 3.5 Flash83.8Margin← 2.3Qwen3.7 Plus81.5
MultilingualGemini 3.5 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus85.4

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · Gemini 3.5 FlashB · Qwen3.7 Plus

  1. MRCRv2

    Reasoning
    Source ↗
    A 77.3%B 91.7%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 14.4
    MRCRv2: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 77.3%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 91.7%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  2. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 76.2%B 70.3%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 FlashΔ 5.9
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 76.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 70.3%. Gemini 3.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

  3. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 40.2%B 34.7%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 FlashΔ 5.5
    HLE: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 40.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 34.7%. Gemini 3.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

  4. OSWorld-Verified

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 78.4%B 73.3%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 FlashΔ 5.1
    OSWorld-Verified: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 78.4%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 73.3%. Gemini 3.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

  5. MMMU-Pro

    Multimodal
    Source ↗
    A 83.6%B 79%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 FlashΔ 4.6
    MMMU-Pro: Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 83.6%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 79%. Gemini 3.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 PlusComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.5 Flash$1.5 input / $9 outputQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.5 Flash284.2 tok/sQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.5 Flash18.55 sQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.5 Flash1MQwen3.7 Plus1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 PlusResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 76.2%70.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
MCP AtlasSource 83.6%73.2%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
ToolathlonSource 56.5%—Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 78.4%73.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Finance Agent v2Source 57.9%—Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1349936Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 95.3%93%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
GDPval-AASource 42.4%21.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 37.5%20.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 47.1%22.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gert LabsSource 61.85%—Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 18.0%—Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource 42.6%—Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 50.1%—Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 40.9%—Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource —61.8%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource —1536Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource —62.7%Not comparable
BFCL v4Source —72.9%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource —45.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource —62.3%Not comparable
AndroidWorldSource —81.0%Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source —2.8%Not comparable
CodingQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 PlusResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 76.2%70.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
SWE-bench ProSource 55.1%57.6%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
SciCodeSource 53.1%51.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Vibe Code BenchSource 48.68%—Not comparable
cursorBench31Source 49.8%—Not comparable
cursorBench32Source 48.8%—Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 70.1%55.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-SciCodeSource 53.1%45.5%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource —77.7%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —75.8%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource —41.1%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource —89.6%Not comparable
ReasoningQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 PlusResult
MRCRv2Source 77.3%91.7%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MRCR 1MSource 26.6%—Not comparable
ARC-AGI-2Source 72.1%—Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 69.3%65.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
CritPtSource 13.1%9.1%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
KnowledgeQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 PlusResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 50.2%39.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
GPQASource 92.2%90.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
GPQA-DSource 92.7%90.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
HLESource 40.2%34.7%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 51.9%22.2%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 60.7%25.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 92.2%90.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 41.0%33.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 22.7%2.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
MMLU-ProSource —88.5%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource —94.5%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource —71.4%Not comparable
MMMLUSource —89.0%Not comparable
MathQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 PlusResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 38.966%—Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 14.583%—Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source —92.9%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource —86.0%Not comparable
ApexSource —22.7%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 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
MultimodalGemini 3.5 Flash wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 PlusResult
CharXivSource 84.2%85.9%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MMMU-ProSource 83.6%79%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Blueprint-Bench 2Source 33.6%—Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 84.3%80.5%Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12851288Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MathVisionSource —90.3%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
Inst. FollowingQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.7 PlusResult
IFBenchSource 76.3%79.1%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-IFBenchSource 76.3%78.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
IFEvalSource —94.6%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (8)

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

Qwen3.7 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 67.22 to 64.75. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MRCRv2, where the scores are 77.3% and 91.7%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 60.1 versus 47.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 75.6 versus 53.9. Inside this category, AA Coding Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 92.9 versus 32.9. Gemini 3.5 Flash stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

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

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 91.7 versus 74.7. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Gemini 3.5 Flash has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.2 versus 71.7. Inside this category, GDPval-AA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Gemini 3.5 Flash has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 83.8 versus 81.5. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 84.5 versus 76.3. Inside this category, IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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