Gemini 3.5 Flash vs SWE-1.7
Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Gemini 3.5 Flash leads for most workloads.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Gemini 3.5 Flash
81
SWE-1.7
75
Verified leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash #11 · SWE-1.7 unranked
Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. SWE-1.7 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority.
Category Radar
Head-to-Head by Category
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Δ | SWE-1.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 77.2 | → 4.3 | 81.5 |
| Coding | 54.6 | — | — |
| Reasoning | 74.7 | — | — |
| Knowledge | 47.2 | — | — |
| Multimodal | 83.8 | — | — |
| Inst. Following | 76.3 | — | — |
Operational Comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash
SWE-1.7
$1.5 / $9
N/A
284.2 t/s
N/A
18.55s
N/A
1M
256K
Quick Verdict
Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. SWE-1.7 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 81 to 75. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Gemini 3.5 Flash gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for SWE-1.7.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash or SWE-1.7?
Gemini 3.5 Flash is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 81 to 75. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 76.2% and 81.5%.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash or SWE-1.7?
SWE-1.7 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 77.2. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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