# Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Qwen3 Max

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads Qwen3 Max in 4 of 4 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, and Long context.

Gemini 3.6 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.

Qwen3 Max: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Gemini 3.6 Flash: closed weights.

Qwen3 Max: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads Qwen3 Max in General LLM at #19 against #88.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads Qwen3 Max in Reasoning at #24 against #83.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads Qwen3 Max in Science at #9 against #84.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads Qwen3 Max in Long context at #26 against #92.

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash is ranked #9 in Science (since Oct 15, 2026; sources GPQA Diamond; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Qwen3 Max is ranked #83 in Reasoning (since Oct 15, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts); methodology v1.0).