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Model comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs Qwen3.7 Max

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

60.49/100
Margin
12.4pts
winning →
72.84/100
0 category wins1 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3 Flash #49 (Supported); Qwen3.7 Max #10 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3 Flash and Qwen3.7 Max share 14 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 5 results are unique to Gemini 3 Flash; 44 to Qwen3.7 Max.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
14
Gemini 3 Flash only
5
Qwen3.7 Max only
44
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick Qwen3.7 Max if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 3 Flash only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Qwen3.7 Max is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 72.84 to 60.49. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Qwen3.7 Max's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 97.1 against 27.8.

Qwen3.7 Max is the reasoning model in the pair, while Gemini 3 Flash is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3 Flash and Qwen3.7 Max
CategoryGemini 3 FlashΔQwen3.7 Max
MathGemini 3 Flash27.8Margin 69.3Qwen3.7 Max97.1
AgenticGemini 3 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max69.7
CodingGemini 3 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max77.9
ReasoningGemini 3 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max90.4
KnowledgeGemini 3 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max64.2
MultilingualGemini 3 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max87.0
Inst. FollowingGemini 3 FlashNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Max84.4

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3 Flash$0.5 input / $3 outputQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3 Flash159 tok/sQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3 Flash1.19 sQwen3.7 MaxNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3 Flash1MQwen3.7 Max1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxResult
Claw-EvalSource 49.2%65.2%Qwen3.7 Max leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 43.3%94.7%Qwen3.7 Max leads
Gert LabsSource 56.63%64.27%Qwen3.7 Max leads
JobBenchSource 11.4%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 69.7%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource 64.3%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource 1568Not comparable
BFCL v4Source 75.0%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 76.4%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource 47.9%Not comparable
HLE w/ toolsSource 53.5%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 30.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 38.7%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1273Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 18.7%Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 908Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource 25.6%Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 45.0%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 42.5%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 50.8%Not comparable
aaTerminalBench21Source 74.5%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 83.4%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 20.20%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 49.9%48.8%Gemini 3 Flash leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 80.4%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 60.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 78.3%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource 47.2%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 53.5%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource 91.6%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 69.7%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 66.0%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-LCRSource 48.0%69.0%Qwen3.7 Max leads
CritPtSource 1.4%13.4%Qwen3.7 Max leads
MRCRv2Source 90.4%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 27.4%46.0%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 81.2%92.3%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-HLESource 14.1%38.1%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -3.6%14.1%Qwen3.7 Max leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 45.5%30.1%Gemini 3 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 90.2%22.9%Qwen3.7 Max leads
GPQASource 92.4%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 92.4%Not comparable
HLESource 41.4%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 89.6%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource 95%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource 73.6%Not comparable
MMMLUSource 90.3%Not comparable
MathQwen3.7 Max wins
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 35.640%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 4.167%Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 97.1%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource 90.0%Not comparable
ApexSource 44.5%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxResult
MMLU-ProXSource 87%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source 59.0%Not comparable
INCLUDESource 86.2%Not comparable
MAXIFESource 89.2%Not comparable
PolyMathSource 86.5%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 78.6%Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12261293Qwen3.7 Max leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3 FlashQwen3.7 MaxResult
AA-IFBenchSource 55.1%80.5%Qwen3.7 Max leads
IFEvalSource 94.3%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 79.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 72.84 to 60.49.

Which is better for math, Gemini 3 Flash or Qwen3.7 Max?

Qwen3.7 Max has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.1 versus 27.8. Gemini 3 Flash stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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