Compare/Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)vsGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Alibaba

Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.35/M
Output
$1.4/M
Speed
62 tok/s
TTFT
1.15s
Google

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
303 tok/s
TTFT
5.07s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Lower Latency
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-7)
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Input ($/M tokens)$0.35$0.25
Output ($/M tokens)$1.4$1.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)$0.49
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite$0.40

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
62 tok/s
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
303 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
1.15s
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
5.07s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.025.0
Coding Index
34.7
Math Index
58.0
GPQA Diamond
47.0%82.2%
MMLU-Pro
67.5%
LiveCodeBench
28.0%
AIME 2025
58.0%
MATH-500
87.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%16.2%
SciCode
26.5%41.9%
IFBench
23.9%77.2%
TerminalBench
5.3%24.2%
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)5 wins
7 winsGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.56/M tokens vs $0.61/M for Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite generates tokens faster at 303 tok/s vs 62 tok/s. Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.15s vs 5.07s).

When should I use Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite for lower cost, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.