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Superseded.Google has newer models in this line:Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash

SupersededReleased May 19, 2026ProprietaryReasoning1M context

Released May 19, 2026 see all recent releases

Decision reading
Gemini 3.5 Flash scores 64.7 out of 100 and ranks #38 of 218. This profile shows 23 source-displayable benchmark rows; its strongest eligible category is Reasoning at #2. API pricing is $1.5 input and $9 output per million tokens, with cached input at $0.15.

Data as of August 17, 2026 · How the score is built

Strongest published evidence

Reasoning ranks #2. Particularly strong for complex reasoning, multi-step problem solving, and analytical tasks.

Validate before choosing

23 published rows leave some tracked benchmark slots empty. Agentic is its lowest eligible category at #76.

Decision snapshot

Each value carries a field reference instead of floating alone. Markers compare this model with the current ranked and priced catalog; they are not absolute quality thresholds.

Capability

64.7/100

field median 58.2

#38 of 218 ranked models

Price

$1.50input / $9 output

input median $1

cached $0.15 · batch + cache $0.075 · blended $5.25

Speed

183tok/s

field median 97 tok/s

First token 24.28 s

Context

1Mtokens

field median 200,000

Maximum output length is tracked separately

Capability shape

Each axis shows percentile within that category’s eligible cohort. The comparison outline is the median of the six nearest public-score peers; a collapsed vertex means the category is not rank-eligible.

Gemini 3.5 Flash category percentile values

  • Agentic42nd percentile
  • Coding79th percentile
  • Reasoning0th percentile
  • Knowledge30th percentile
  • MathNot eligible
  • MultilingualNot eligible
  • Multimodal84th percentile
  • Instruction followingNot eligible

The dashed outline is median of 6 nearest peers.

Eligible category ranks

  1. Agentic#76/131
  2. Coding#29/135
  3. Reasoning#2/2
  4. Knowledge#40/57
  5. MathNot ranked
  6. MultilingualNot ranked
  7. Multimodal#6/33
  8. Inst. FollowingNot ranked
Top decileTop quartileMid-fieldNot eligible

What it costs to get this score

Published API price against the public score. The x-axis uses a log scale; the dashed path marks models that are not beaten by a cheaper, higher-scoring option. Price uses average of published input and output rates.

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The chart opens on the current model. Scroll horizontally to inspect the full price axis.

Current modelGemini 3.5 Flash · 64.7 score · $5.25 blended per million tokens
405060708090$0.50$1$5$10$25↘ frontierGemini 3.5 Flash

Horizontal: blended price per million tokens, log scale · Vertical: public score

How much of this is verified

Coverage is split by category so a strong number never hides a thin evidence base. Verified means the row is tied to a published source; provisional rows remain visible but separate.

  1. Agentic7/7 verified
  2. Coding6/6 verified
  3. Reasoning3/3 verified
  4. Knowledge1/2 verified
  5. Math2/2 verified
  6. MultilingualNot measured
  7. Multimodal3/3 verified
  8. Inst. FollowingNot measured
Verified sourceProvisionalNot measured

Spec sheet

Each documented value carries its source. Missing fields stay visible as not sourced or not published, rather than disappearing from the page.

API model ID
gemini-3.5-flashGoogle Gemini API pricing
Maximum output
Not sourced yet
Knowledge cutoff
Not sourced yet
Input modalities
Not sourced yet
Output modalities
Not sourced yet
Parameters
Not disclosed by the provider
Availability
Not sourced yet
Cloud regions
Not tracked yet
Lifecycle
Superseded
API capabilities
Tool calling, structured outputs, and batch support are not tracked yet
Prompt caching
Published at $0.15 per million cached input tokensGoogle Gemini API pricing
Self-host
Weights are not published
Rate limits
Not tracked yet

Category score record

Scores and ranks appear only where published evidence can be displayed. The table keeps the score, weight, cohort, and evidence state together.

Category scores, ranks, weighting, benchmark coverage, and evidence status
CategoryScore
AgenticRank #76 of 131Percentile 42ndWeight 22%7 benchmarksVerified46.3
CodingRank #29 of 135Percentile 79thWeight 20%6 benchmarksVerified61.0
ReasoningRank #2 of 2Percentile 0thWeight 17%3 benchmarksVerified68.6
KnowledgeRank #40 of 57Percentile 30thWeight 12%2 benchmarksMixed sources63.3
MathRank Not rankedWeight 5%2 benchmarksVerified55.8
MultilingualWeight 7%0 benchmarksNot measuredNot measured
MultimodalRank #6 of 33Percentile 84thWeight 12%3 benchmarksVerified83.4
Inst. FollowingWeight 5%0 benchmarksNot measuredNot measured

Benchmark ledger

Coding opens by default. The marker compares each value with the best source-verified result in the catalog; provisional leaders do not set the reference. Expand the remaining categories for every published row.

Coding6 rows
Coding benchmark values, best verified comparison, weight, and source status
SWE-bench ProScore55.1%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Claude Mythos 5 · 80.3%

Gap25.2 behindWeightWeighted 10%
Terminal-Bench 2.0Score76.2%Versus best verified row

Best verified: GPT-5.6 Sol · 91.9%

Gap15.7 behindWeightDisplay only
Vibe Code BenchVibe Code Bench v1.1Score48.68%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Claude Opus 4.7 · 71.00%

Gap22.3 behindWeightDisplay only
cursorBench31Score49.8%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Claude Fable 5 · 70.6%

Gap20.8 behindWeightDisplay only
cursorBench32Score48.8%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Grok 4.6 · 70.8%

Gap22 behindWeightDisplay only
EEBenchEEBench V1 core corpusScore34.3%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Grok 4.6 · 58.3%

Gap24 behindWeightDisplay only
Agentic7 rows
Agentic benchmark values, best verified comparison, weight, and source status
Terminal-Bench 2.0Score76.2%Versus best verified row

Best verified: GPT-5.6 Sol · 91.9%

Gap15.7 behindWeightWeighted 38%
OSWorld-VerifiedScore78.4%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Qwen3.8 Max · 86.1%

Gap7.7 behindWeightWeighted 34%
MCP AtlasScore83.6%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Muse Spark 1.1 · 88.1%

Gap4.5 behindWeightDisplay only
ToolathlonScore56.5%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Muse Spark 1.1 · 75.6%

Gap19.1 behindWeightDisplay only
Finance Agent v2Score57.9%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Gemini 3.5 Flash · 57.9%

GapBest verifiedWeightDisplay only
Gert LabsGert Labs Composite Game BenchmarkScore61.85%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Claude Opus 4.8 · 72.97%

Gap11.1 behindWeightDisplay only
Benchmark exact
ResearchClawBenchScore18.0%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Claude Opus 4.8 · 21.1%

Gap3.1 behindWeightDisplay only
Reasoning3 rows
Reasoning benchmark values, best verified comparison, weight, and source status
MRCRv2Score77.3%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Sakana Fugu-Ultra · 93.6%

Gap16.3 behindWeightWeighted 31%
ARC-AGI-2Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus for AGI v2Score72.1%Versus best verified row

Best verified: GPT-5.6 Sol · 92.5%

Gap20.4 behindWeightWeighted 31%
MRCR 1MScore26.6%Versus best verified row

Best verified: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 · 83.5%

Gap56.9 behindWeightDisplay only
Knowledge2 rows
Knowledge benchmark values, best verified comparison, weight, and source status
HLEHumanity's Last ExamScore40.2%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Claude Opus 5 · 64.7%

Gap24.5 behindWeightWeighted 45%
GPQA-DGPQA DiamondScore92.7%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Sakana Fugu-Ultra · 95.5%

Gap2.8 behindWeightDisplay only
Math2 rows
Math benchmark values, best verified comparison, weight, and source status
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)FrontierMath v2 Tiers 1-3Score38.966%Versus best verified row

Best verified: GPT-5.6 Sol · 89.000%

Gap50 behindWeightWeighted 30%
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)FrontierMath v2 Tier 4Score14.583%Versus best verified row

Best verified: GPT-5.6 Sol · 83.000%

Gap68.4 behindWeightWeighted 10%
Multimodal3 rows
Multimodal benchmark values, best verified comparison, weight, and source status
MMMU-ProMassive Multi-discipline Multimodal Understanding ProScore83.6%Versus best verified row

Best verified: GPT-5.4 Pro · 94%

Gap10.4 behindWeightWeighted 45%
CharXivCharXiv ReasoningScore84.2%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Claude Mythos 5 · 93.5%

Gap9.3 behindWeightWeighted 25%
Blueprint-Bench 2Score33.6%Versus best verified row

Best verified: Claude Fable 5 · 38.6%

Gap5 behindWeightDisplay only

Lineage

The sequence follows explicit supersedes links. Scores and prices remain blank when the corresponding public row or first-party rate is unavailable.

Base entry

How to read this profile

The visual layer above carries the decisions. These notes preserve the model, ranking, coverage, and family context behind the numbers.

Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #38 of 218 on the public leaderboard with a score of 64.67/100. It does not yet have enough sourced coverage for a verified position.

Gemini 3.5 Flash is a proprietary model with a 1M context window. It uses an explicit reasoning mode, which can improve complex problem solving while adding latency and token use.

Gemini 3.5 Flash sits in the Gemini 3.5 Flash family with Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber. Its explicit predecessor is Gemini 3 Flash. 23 of 437 tracked benchmark slots currently have displayable evidence. Missing categories stay blank.

Its strongest eligible category is Reasoning at #2, while its lowest eligible position is Agentic at #76. particularly strong for complex reasoning, multi-step problem solving, and analytical tasks.

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Gemini 3.5 Flash release history

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Frequently asked questions

How does Gemini 3.5 Flash perform overall in AI benchmarks?

Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #38 out of 218 models on the public BenchAlign leaderboard, with a score of 64.67/100. Its evidence status is Estimated, and this profile shows 23 source-displayable benchmark rows. The label describes evidence depth, not a provider quality claim; inspect category rows before choosing a workload.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash good for knowledge and understanding?

Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #40 out of 57 eligible models for knowledge and understanding, with a public category score of 63.3/100. Higher-ranked alternatives are available for workloads where this category decides the choice. Check the underlying rows before treating the aggregate as a workload guarantee.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash good for coding and programming?

Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #29 out of 135 eligible models for coding and programming, with a public category score of 61/100. Higher-ranked alternatives are available for workloads where this category decides the choice. Check the underlying rows before treating the aggregate as a workload guarantee.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash good for mathematics?

Gemini 3.5 Flash has source-displayable benchmark coverage for mathematics, but the public category table does not assign it a rank there. The individual rows remain available for inspection. A missing category position means the evidence threshold was not met; it does not convert the model's unmeasured work into a zero.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash good for reasoning and logic?

Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #2 out of 2 eligible models for reasoning and logic, with a public category score of 68.6/100. That places it in the current top ten for this category. Check the underlying rows before treating the aggregate as a workload guarantee.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash good for agentic tool use and computer tasks?

Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #76 out of 131 eligible models for agentic tool use and computer tasks, with a public category score of 46.3/100. Higher-ranked alternatives are available for workloads where this category decides the choice. Check the underlying rows before treating the aggregate as a workload guarantee.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash good for multimodal and grounded tasks?

Gemini 3.5 Flash ranks #6 out of 33 eligible models for multimodal and grounded tasks, with a public category score of 83.4/100. That places it in the current top ten for this category. Check the underlying rows before treating the aggregate as a workload guarantee.

Which sibling models are related to Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash belongs to the Gemini 3.5 Flash family. Related tracked variants include Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber. A sibling link indicates shared lineage or a documented configuration relationship; it does not mean the variants have identical pricing, context limits, benchmark evidence, or deployment behavior. Compare before switching.

Does Gemini 3.5 Flash have full benchmark coverage on BenchLM?

No. Gemini 3.5 Flash currently has 46 source-displayable rows across 437 tracked benchmark slots. The profile exposes published, non-generated evidence and leaves missing categories blank until an exact evaluation is available. Coverage describes how much was measured; it is not a penalty added to an individual benchmark result.

What is the context window size of Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash has a documented context window of 1M. That figure is the maximum combined prompt and retained-conversation space reported for this exact model; it is not the maximum output length. The profile keeps output limits separate because providers often publish those limits independently.

Last updated August 17, 2026. Runtime fields remain blank until a sourced snapshot exists.

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