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Qwen3 Max vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview

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Winner summary

Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins 3 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.

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knowledge·Gemini 3 Flash Previewmath·Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Hype vs Reality
Qwen3 Max
#49 by perf·no signal
QUIET
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
#98 by perf·no signal
QUIET
Best value
1.1x better value than Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max
24.9 pts/$
$2.34/M
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
28.1 pts/$
$1.75/M
Vendor risk
Alibaba Qwen logo
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Low risk
Google DeepMind logo
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Low risk
Head to head
Qwen3 MaxGemini 3 Flash Preview
Chess Puzzles
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +34.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Qwen3 Max
4.0
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
38.0
GPQA diamond
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +14.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Qwen3 Max
63.5
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
77.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +19.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Qwen3 Max
73.3
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
92.8
SimpleQA Verified
Qwen3 Max leads by +0.1
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Qwen3 Max
67.5
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
67.4
Full benchmark table
BenchmarkQwen3 MaxGemini 3 Flash Preview
Chess Puzzles
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
4.038.0
GPQA diamond
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
63.577.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
73.392.8
SimpleQA Verified
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
67.567.4
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
ModelInputOutputContextProjected $/mo
Alibaba Qwen logoQwen3 Max$0.78$3.90262K tokens (~131 books)$15.60
Google DeepMind logoGemini 3 Flash Preview$0.50$3.001.0M tokens (~524 books)$11.25
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