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  3. Gemini 3 Flash vs Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Gemini 3 Flash vs Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 benchmark

This page compares Gemini 3 Flash (Google) and Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 (kwaipilot) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 wins on output price at $0.6/1M. Gemini 3 Flash has the larger context window (1M 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.

Quick answer

Gemini 3 Flash vs Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 is a dated snapshot, not a lab score. Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 is the cheaper output token. Elo is crowd preference, not an exam. Pick the column that matches the job.
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Gemini 3 Flash

Fast Google frontier-adjacent model. Near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus price.

Elo 1,495$3/1M out

kwaipilot

Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (kwaipilot/kat-coder-air-v2.5). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.6/1M out

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3 Flash (8)vsKwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 (2)
Gemini 3 Flash: 8W (80%)Overall: Gemini 3 FlashKwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5: 2W (20%)
← Gemini 3 FlashKwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 →
Gemini 3 Flash (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo
1,495vs—
Coding Elo
1,510vs—
SWE-bench
75.8%vs—
LiveBench
66.8%vs—
GPQA Diamond
78.4%vs—
Gemini 3 Flash: 5WKwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5: 0W
Gemini 3 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
190 tok/svs—
Time to first token
95 msvs—
Gemini 3 Flash: 2WKwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5: 0W
Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$3/1Mvs$0.6/1M
Input price
$0.5/1Mvs$0.15/1M
Context window
1Mvs256k
Gemini 3 Flash: 1WKwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5: 2W
Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

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 Flash 5/6
Preference Elo

No shared data

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

No shared data

Price Efficiency

Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

$2.40/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo
High is better
1,495
EloHigh is better
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Code Elo
High is better
1,510
Code EloHigh is better
—
LiveBench
High is better
66.8%
LiveBenchHigh is better
—
SWE-bench
High is better
75.8%
SWE-benchHigh is better
—
GPQA
High is better
78.4%
GPQAHigh is better
—
TTFT
Low is better
95 ms
TTFTLow is better
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Speed
High is better
190 tok/s
SpeedHigh is better
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In $
Low is better
$0.5/1M
In $Low is better
$0.15/1M+233%
Out $
Low is better
$3/1M
Out $Low is better
$0.6/1M+400%
Context
High is better
+310%1M
ContextHigh is better
256k
Interactive Simulator

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 77% with Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Gemini 3 Flash$62.50 / mo
In: $17.50Out: $45.00
Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5$14.25 / mo
In: $5.25Out: $9.00
Estimated Cost Delta

Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 is estimated to save $48.25/month ($579/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5:Pick Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 2
    Gemini 3 Flash:Pick Gemini 3 Flash for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatKwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

Lower output list price ($0.6/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3 Flash

Gemini 3 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatKwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5Lower output list price ($0.6/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGGemini 3 FlashLarger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionGemini 3 FlashGemini 3 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchMar 16, 2026

Gemini 3 Flash: near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus

March 2026 speed SKU. Still a useful cheap-coding compare even after 3.6/3.7 Flash.

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Gemini 3 Flash

Elo 1,495
LiveBench66.8%
SWE-bench75.8%
Speed190 tok/s
Output cost$3/1M
kwaipilot

Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

Elo n/a
LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$0.6/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3 Flash or Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3 Flash or Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 output tokens are $0.6/1M versus $3/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 3 Flash or Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 256k.
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 Flash and Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Mar 16, 2026

    Gemini 3 Flash: near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus

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