Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Pro vs Qwen 2.5 Plus benchmark

Name: Gemini 3.6 Pro vs Qwen 2.5 Plus AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares Gemini 3.6 Pro (Google) and Qwen 2.5 Plus (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, Gemini 3.6 Pro is ahead by 125 points (1,570 vs 1,445; seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Gemini 3.6 Pro resolves 74.6% versus 59.2% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). Qwen 2.5 Plus streams faster (110 tok/s) while Qwen 2.5 Plus is the cheaper output token ($1/1M). Gemini 3.6 Pro has the larger context window (2M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Gemini 3.6 Pro

Current Google Pro-class multimodal model. Long context, strong coding, billed like the 3.x Pro tier.

Elo 1,570$5/1M out

Alibaba

Qwen 2.5 Plus

Alibaba balanced flagship API model with high-throughput general reasoning.

Elo 1,445$1/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3.6 Pro (6)vsQwen 2.5 Plus (4)

Gemini 3.6 Pro: 6W (60%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 ProQwen 2.5 Plus: 4W (40%)

← Gemini 3.6 ProQwen 2.5 Plus →

Gemini 3.6 Pro (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,570vs1,445

Coding Elo

1,566vs1,460

SWE-bench

74.6%vs59.2%

LiveBench

71.8%vs63.5%

GPQA Diamond

84.4%vs75.8%

Gemini 3.6 Pro: 5WQwen 2.5 Plus: 0W

Qwen 2.5 Plus (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

102 tok/svs110 tok/s

Time to first token

205 msvs180 ms

Gemini 3.6 Pro: 0WQwen 2.5 Plus: 2W

Qwen 2.5 Plus (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$5/1Mvs$1/1M

Input price

$1.25/1Mvs$0.25/1M

Context window

2Mvs128k

Gemini 3.6 Pro: 1WQwen 2.5 Plus: 2W

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageGemini 3.6 Pro 4/6

Preference Elo

Gemini 3.6 Pro

125 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Qwen 2.5 Plus

8 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Qwen 2.5 Plus

$4.00/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

+9%1,570

EloHigh is better

1,445

Code Elo

High is better

+7%1,566

Code EloHigh is better

1,460

LiveBench

High is better

+13%71.8%

LiveBenchHigh is better

63.5%

SWE-bench

High is better

+26%74.6%

SWE-benchHigh is better

59.2%

GPQA

High is better

+11%84.4%

GPQAHigh is better

75.8%

TTFT

Low is better

205 ms

TTFTLow is better

180 ms+14%

Speed

High is better

102 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

110 tok/s+8%

In $

Low is better

$1.25/1M

In $Low is better

$0.25/1M+400%

Out $

Low is better

$5/1M

Out $Low is better

$1/1M+400%

Context

High is better

+1463%2M

ContextHigh is better

128k

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 80% with Qwen 2.5 Plus

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Gemini 3.6 Pro$118.75 / mo

In: $43.75Out: $75.00

Qwen 2.5 Plus$23.75 / mo

In: $8.75Out: $15.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen 2.5 Plus is estimated to save $95.00/month ($1,140/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Gemini 3.6 Pro:Pick Gemini 3.6 Pro when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Qwen 2.5 Plus:Pick Qwen 2.5 Plus when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Qwen 2.5 Plus:Pick Qwen 2.5 Plus when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3.6 Pro

Higher SWE-bench (74.6%).

High-volume chatQwen 2.5 Plus

Lower output list price ($1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIQwen 2.5 Plus

Lower TTFT (180 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Pro

Larger window (2M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.6 Pro

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Gemini 3.6 Pro).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Higher SWE-bench (74.6%).
High-volume chat	Qwen 2.5 Plus	Lower output list price ($1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Qwen 2.5 Plus	Lower TTFT (180 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Larger window (2M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Gemini 3.6 Pro).

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Google

Gemini 3.6 Pro

Elo 1,570

LiveBench71.8%

SWE-bench74.6%

Speed102 tok/s

Output cost$5/1M

Alibaba

Qwen 2.5 Plus

Elo 1,445

LiveBench63.5%

SWE-bench59.2%

Speed110 tok/s

Output cost$1/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3.6 Pro or Qwen 2.5 Plus?: Gemini 3.6 Pro has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,570). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.6 Pro or Qwen 2.5 Plus?: Gemini 3.6 Pro leads SWE-bench at 74.6% vs 59.2%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Qwen 2.5 Plus output tokens are $1/1M versus $5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 3.6 Pro or Qwen 2.5 Plus?: Qwen 2.5 Plus has the lower time-to-first-token (180 ms vs 205 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3.6 Pro accepts 2M tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3.6 Pro and Qwen 2.5 Plus Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Gemini 3.6 Pro vs Qwen 2.5 Plus benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3.6 Pro (6)vsQwen 2.5 Plus (4)

Gemini 3.6 Pro: 6W (60%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 ProQwen 2.5 Plus: 4W (40%)

← Gemini 3.6 ProQwen 2.5 Plus →

Gemini 3.6 Pro (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,570vs1,445

Coding Elo

1,566vs1,460

SWE-bench

74.6%vs59.2%

LiveBench

71.8%vs63.5%

GPQA Diamond

84.4%vs75.8%

Gemini 3.6 Pro: 5WQwen 2.5 Plus: 0W

Qwen 2.5 Plus (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

102 tok/svs110 tok/s

Time to first token

205 msvs180 ms

Gemini 3.6 Pro: 0WQwen 2.5 Plus: 2W

Qwen 2.5 Plus (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$5/1Mvs$1/1M

Input price

$1.25/1Mvs$0.25/1M

Context window

2Mvs128k

Gemini 3.6 Pro: 1WQwen 2.5 Plus: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3.6 Pro

Higher SWE-bench (74.6%).

High-volume chatQwen 2.5 Plus

Lower output list price ($1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIQwen 2.5 Plus

Lower TTFT (180 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Pro

Larger window (2M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.6 Pro

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Gemini 3.6 Pro).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Higher SWE-bench (74.6%).
High-volume chat	Qwen 2.5 Plus	Lower output list price ($1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Qwen 2.5 Plus	Lower TTFT (180 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Larger window (2M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.6 Pro	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Gemini 3.6 Pro).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3.6 Pro or Qwen 2.5 Plus?

Gemini 3.6 Pro has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,570). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.6 Pro or Qwen 2.5 Plus?

Gemini 3.6 Pro leads SWE-bench at 74.6% vs 59.2%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Qwen 2.5 Plus output tokens are $1/1M versus $5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Gemini 3.6 Pro or Qwen 2.5 Plus?

Qwen 2.5 Plus has the lower time-to-first-token (180 ms vs 205 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3.6 Pro accepts 2M tokens versus 128k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3.6 Pro and Qwen 2.5 Plus Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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