# Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemini 3.7 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.7 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-6-flash-vs-gemini-3-7-flash
- Last updated: September 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 8
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick Gemini 3.7 Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 3.6 Flash only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Gemini 3.7 Flash leads overall 67.66 to 64.58.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 63.9 for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 77.8 for Gemini 3.7 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is ARC-AGI-2 in Reasoning, with scores of 60.4% and 84.6%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 64.58 | 67.66 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 25 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $0.75 / $3.75 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Gemini 3.7 Flash
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 45.3 (Supported · #38/105)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 58.6 (Supported · #20/105)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OSWorld-Verified | 83% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 73.8% | 77.5% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | Coming soon | 14.9% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 30.4% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 47.9% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 26.3% | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | Coming soon | 16% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Gemini 3.7 Flash
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 54.6 (Supported · #30/135)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 60.3 (Supported · #17/135)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | 49.0% | 65.3% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| cursorBench32 | 53.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 88.1% | 88.7% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 79.6% | 80.8% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | Coming soon | 43.6% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | Coming soon | 20.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 63.9 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 77.8 (Unranked · 5 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.20% | 95.50% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | 84.6% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| MRCR v2 64K-128K | Coming soon | 97% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 82.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 82.6 (#10/50)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 88.7% | Coming soon |
| LVBench | Coming soon | 85.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Gemini 3.7 Flash
- Gemini 3.6 Flash public-lane score: 64.3 (Supported · #25/158)
- Gemini 3.7 Flash public-lane score: 71.1 (Supported · #10/158)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemini 3.7 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 93.4% | 93.9% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 89.3% | 90.1% | Gemini 3.7 Flash |
| HLE-Verified | Coming soon | 53.6% | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | Coming soon | 82.1% | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-solvable) | Coming soon | 87.1% | Coming soon |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult) | Coming soon | 43.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Gemini 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.7 Flash is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.7 Flash?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 63.9 for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 77.8 for Gemini 3.7 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.6 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.6 Flash currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.7 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.7 Flash currently has 25 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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