Head-to-Head Model Comparison

Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Benchmarks, API Token Pricing, Context Window & Speed Comparison

Verificato dal team di ricerca di GetInfoUsUltima verifica: October 2026Politica editoriale

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Google

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Leader in Programmazione e Codice

Gemini 3.6 Flash di Google è un modello di IA progettato per l’ingegneria del software autonoma, il refactoring multi-file e il debug avanzato, con finestra di contesto da 1.0M, velocità di 185 token/s, indice di intelligenza di 84/100 e ta

Intelligence Index84 / 100

Input Token:

$0.75 / 1M

Output Token:

$3.75 / 1M

Context Window:

1.05M tokens

SWE-bench Verified:

72%

Google

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Inferenza Ultra-Rapida

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite di Google è un modello di IA progettato per le interazioni in tempo reale a bassissima latenza e il routing ad alto volume, con finestra di contesto da 1.0M, velocità di 240 token/s, indice di intelligenza di 69/100 e

Intelligence Index69 / 100

Input Token:

$0.40 / 1M

Output Token:

$2.00 / 1M

Context Window:

1.05M tokens

SWE-bench Verified:

N/A

Differenze Chiave a Colpo d’Occhio

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 1.9x cheaper for API usage (input + output tokens combined).
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is faster at 240 tok/s vs 185 tok/s.

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Feature	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Intelligence Index Composite reasoning & knowledge score (0-100)	84	69
Provider	Google	Google
Input Price Cost per million input tokens	$0.75 / 1M	$0.40 / 1M
Output Price Cost per million output tokens	$3.75 / 1M	$2.00 / 1M
Blended Price Weighted 7:2:1 cache:input:output per 1M	$0.66 / 1M	$0.35 / 1M
Context Window Maximum input + output tokens	1.05M tokens~1,573 A4 pages of text	1.05M tokens~1,573 A4 pages of text
Max Output Tokens Per single request	66K	33K
Throughput Speed Tokens generated per second	185 tok/s	240 tok/s
SWE-bench Verified Real-world software engineering	72%	N/A
GPQA Diamond Graduate-level reasoning	82.4%	N/A
Cached Input Price Prompt caching discount per 1M tokens	$0.19 / 1M	$0.10 / 1M

Chi vince in ogni categoria?

At-a-glance decision framework

Coding

Evaluations ongoing

Cost

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

1.9x cheaper monthly runtime

Speed

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

+30% faster generation

Context

Tied

1.05M tokens window

Punteggi Benchmark Verificati

Official evaluation metrics verified by independent third-party research labs.

Gemini 3.6 FlashGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

SWE-bench Verified (Autonomous Coding)

Industry benchmark evaluating real-world GitHub issue resolution and multi-file debugging.

72%vsN/A

GPQA Diamond (Doctorate-Level Science & Math)

Challenging questions created by domain experts to test complex PhD-level reasoning.

82.4%vsN/A

MMLU-Pro (Multi-task Language Understanding)

Hardened reasoning and academic knowledge benchmark with reduced lucky-guess probability.

87.8%vs81.2%

LMSYS Chatbot Arena Elo

Crowdsourced human preference evaluation based on blind, head-to-head model battles.

1460ptsvs1375pts

Generation Speed (Throughput)

Tokens emitted per second during active generation streaming.

185 tok/s vs240 tok/s

Latenza e Tempo di Risposta

Time to first token (TTFT) and estimated end-to-end response time for a typical 500-token response.

Time to First Token (TTFT)Lower is better

Gemini 3.6 Flash0.37s

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite0.29s

Est. End-to-End Response (500 tokens)TTFT + generation time

Gemini 3.6 Flash3.07s

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite2.37s

Simulatore Interattivo dei Costi Token

Adjust sliders to calculate projected monthly cloud API spending with prompt caching discounts.

Daily Input Tokens100K / day

10K500K1M

Daily Output Tokens30K / day

5K150K300K

Prompt Cache Hit Ratio50% cached

0% (Cold)50%90% (Warm)

Gemini 3.6 Flash Monthly API Bill

$4.78 / month

$0.75/1M in · $3.75/1M out

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Monthly API Bill

$2.55 / month

$0.4/1M in · $2/1M out

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite saves approximately $2.23 / month (47%) under this workload.1.9x Savings

Gemini 3.6 Flash · Strengths & Key Advantages

Finestra di contesto da 1.0M con capacità massima di output fino a 66K token (SWE-bench Verified 72% · GPQA Diamond 82.4%)
Throughput elevato di 185 token/secondo con latenza al primo token (TTFT) di soli 370 ms
Economia API competitiva ($0.75/$3.75 per 1M di token) con supporto per prompt caching, tool calling e output JSON strutturati

Considerations & Trade-offs

Modello cloud proprietario chiuso; non consente il download locale dei pesi per l’esecuzione offline
Nelle dimostrazioni scientifiche più estreme, i modelli di ragionamento pesante dedicati offrono maggiore profondità

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Strengths & Key Advantages

Finestra di contesto da 1.0M con capacità massima di output fino a 33K token (MMLU-Pro 81.2% · Arena Elo 1375)
Throughput elevato di 240 token/secondo con latenza al primo token (TTFT) di soli 290 ms
Economia API competitiva ($0.4/$2 per 1M di token) con supporto per prompt caching, tool calling e output JSON strutturati

Considerations & Trade-offs

Modello cloud proprietario chiuso; non consente il download locale dei pesi per l’esecuzione offline
Nelle dimostrazioni scientifiche più estreme, i modelli di ragionamento pesante dedicati offrono maggiore profondità

Token Use & Task Economics

Estimated cost and token consumption to complete one representative agentic task.

Metric	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Cost per Task Estimated USD to finish one task	$1.02	$0.55
Output Tokens / Task Tokens generated per task	39K	18K
Reasoning Tokens / Task Thinking tokens burned per task	19K	7K

Specifiche Tecniche

Architecture, release timeline, capabilities, and modalities.

Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: Risposte Rapide (FAQ)

Which is more intelligent, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.6 Flash is more intelligent. It scores 84 compared with 69 on the composite Intelligence Index.

Which model is faster?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is faster, generating 240 tokens per second compared with 185 tokens per second.

Which model is cheaper to run?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper at $0.35 per 1M tokens blended, compared with $0.66 (7:2:1 cache:input:output ratio).

Which model has lower latency?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has lower latency, with a time to first token of 0.29s compared with 0.37s.

Verdetto

Sia Gemini 3.6 Flash (Ideale per l’ingegneria del software autonoma, il refactoring multi-file e il debug avanzato, sistemi RAG aziendali e integrazioni API scalabili.) sia Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Ideale per le interazioni in tempo reale a bassissima latenza e il routing ad alto volume, sistemi RAG aziendali e integrazioni API scalabili.) eccellono in produzione: Gemini 3.6 Flash guida nei benchmark di ragionamento e programmazione, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite garantisce una generazione più rapida e Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite offre il miglior rapporto qualità-prezzo per carichi API elevati.

Domande Frequenti (FAQ)

Quale modello è migliore per coding e ragionamento, Gemini 3.6 Flash o Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?+

Nell’indice di intelligenza composito e nei benchmark di programmazione prevale Gemini 3.6 Flash. Consulta i punteggi SWE-bench e GPQA qui sopra per tutti i dettagli.

Qual è la differenza di prezzo API tra Gemini 3.6 Flash e Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?+

Gemini 3.6 Flash costa $0.75 / $3.75 per milione di token di input/output, mentre Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite costa $0.40 / $2.00. Nel costo combinato, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite risulta più economico.

Quale modello ha la finestra di contesto più ampia e la velocità maggiore?+

Gemini 3.6 Flash supporta 1.05M token di contesto contro 1.05M token di Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, mentre Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite offre una velocità di generazione superiore.

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Tokens & Pricing Context Window AI Benchmarks Reasoning Models Tool Calling Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Feature	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Official API Model ID (SDK)	models/gemini-3-6-flash	models/gemini-3-5-flash-lite
API Protocol	Google Gemini API (generateContent) + OpenAI-Compatible SDK	Google Gemini API (generateContent) + OpenAI-Compatible SDK
Release Date	2026-07	2026-07
Knowledge Cutoff	March 2026	March 2026
Architecture	Enhanced multimodal mixture-of-experts	Lightweight efficient multimodal transformer
Parameters	Confidential	Confidential
Enterprise Rate Limits (RPM / TPM)	10,000 – 30,000 RPM (Tier 5 Enterprise) · 4,000,000 – 10,000,000 TPM	10,000 – 30,000 RPM (Tier 5 Enterprise) · 4,000,000 – 10,000,000 TPM
Long-Context Tier (>128K/200K)	Standard rate up to 200K tokens; 2x input/output tier above 200K tokens	Standard rate up to 200K tokens; 2x input/output tier above 200K tokens
Prompt Cache Policy & TTL	Implicit + Explicit Context Caching at $0.1875/1M with configurable TTL	Implicit + Explicit Context Caching at $0.1/1M with configurable TTL
Computer Use / GUI Agent	Supported (Screen coordinate grounding, browser & desktop GUI action loops)	Supported (Screen coordinate grounding, browser & desktop GUI action loops)
MCP & Parallel Tool Calling	Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema	Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema
Web Search Grounding & Sandbox	Built-in Google Search Grounding + Managed Python Code Execution Sandbox	Built-in Google Search Grounding + Managed Python Code Execution Sandbox
Official Fine-Tuning Support	Vertex AI Supervised Adapter Tuning & Context Distillation	Vertex AI Supervised Adapter Tuning & Context Distillation
Multimodal Token Billing	Text BPE (~4 chars/token) · Vision (~258–765 tokens per image tile) · Audio (~25–32 tokens/sec) · Video (~258–300 tokens/sec)	Text BPE (~4 chars/token) · Vision (~258–765 tokens per image tile)
Quantization & Min GPU VRAM	Cloud-Hosted Proprietary (FP8 / BF16 Tensor Core Cluster) · Zero Local VRAM Required (100% Serverless Cloud API)	Cloud-Hosted Proprietary (FP8 / BF16 Tensor Core Cluster) · Zero Local VRAM Required (100% Serverless Cloud API)
Safety & Frontier Classification	Google DeepMind Frontier Safety Framework Verified	Google DeepMind Frontier Safety Framework Verified
Enterprise Compliance (ZDR/HIPAA/SOC2)	SOC2 Type II · GDPR · Zero Data Retention (ZDR) & HIPAA BAA Available on Enterprise Tier	SOC2 Type II · GDPR · Zero Data Retention (ZDR) & HIPAA BAA Available on Enterprise Tier
Input Modalities	text, vision, audio, video	text, vision
Output Modalities	text	text

Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Cambia e Confronta Qualsiasi Modello

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Chi vince in ogni categoria?

Punteggi Benchmark Verificati

Latenza e Tempo di Risposta

Simulatore Interattivo dei Costi Token

Gemini 3.6 Flash · Strengths & Key Advantages

Considerations & Trade-offs

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Strengths & Key Advantages

Considerations & Trade-offs

Token Use & Task Economics

Specifiche Tecniche

Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: Risposte Rapide (FAQ)

Verdetto

Domande Frequenti (FAQ)

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