# Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Qwen3.5 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Qwen3.5 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-1-flash-lite-vs-qwen3-5-flash
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.5 Flash only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite leads overall 50.01 to 45.47.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 47.6 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and 43.1 for Qwen3.5 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is LiveCodeBench (Vals) in Coding, with scores of 80.1% and 83.3%.
- Qwen3.5 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Qwen3.5 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 50.01 | 45.47 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.25 / $1.50 | $0.10 / $0.40 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 30 (Estimated · #80/117)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 38.46% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 34.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 27.7 (Estimated · #97/143)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: 26.5 (Estimated · #103/143)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 0.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 80.1% | 83.3% | Qwen3.5 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 62.8% | 64.4% | Qwen3.5 Flash |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 38.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 47.6 (Estimated · #72/169)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: 43.1 (Estimated · #85/169)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 81.1% | 82.8% | Qwen3.5 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.2% | 84.1% | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: 28.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 6.207% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 0.000% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Qwen3.5 Flash?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Qwen3.5 Flash?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 47.6 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and 43.1 for Qwen3.5 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite currently has 8 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.5 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.5 Flash currently has 6 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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