Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.6 Plus
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Gemini 3 Flash Preview takes 2 of 5 rounds against Qwen3.6 Plus. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.56 per million tokens against $0.62.
GoogleWins 2 roundsGemini 3 Flash Preview
1M context · tool calling · reads images
$0.56/M tokensCheapest price, at Kilo Gateway · $0.24 per 1,000 pages
Alibaba CloudQwen3.6 Plus
1M context · tool calling · reads images
$0.62/M tokensCheapest price, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.26 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.50/M
$0.50/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$3/M
$3/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.56/M at Kilo Gateway
$0.62/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$1.13/M
$1.13/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.24
$0.26
Context
1M tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
no
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
17 Dec 2025
2 Apr 2026
Providers selling it
37
25
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
not published
Providers selling both · 9
Eden AI$1.13 / $0.73
Nous Portal$1.13 / $0.73
LLM Gateway$1.13 / $1.13
LLMTR$1.13 / $1.13
Ofox$1.13 / $1.13
OpenCode$1.13 / $1.13
Requesty$1.13 / $1.13
Vercel AI Gateway$1.13 / $1.13
Gemini 3 Flash Preview, then Qwen3.6 Plus, per million tokens; the 8 cheapest of 9.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or Qwen3.6 Plus?
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview, at $0.56 per million tokens against $0.62 for Qwen3.6 Plus, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview: $0.56 at Kilo Gateway. Qwen3.6 Plus: $0.62 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 9 providers sell both: Eden AI, Nous Portal, LLM Gateway, LLMTR, Ofox, OpenCode, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
- Which holds more context?
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview, at 1M tokens against 1M.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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