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

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

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
66 tok/s
TTFT
0.97s
Google

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
219 tok/s
TTFT
7.37s

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview
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 Preview$0.40

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
66 tok/s
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview
219 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
0.97s
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview
7.37s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.833.5
Coding Index
12.430.1
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 Preview

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview 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 Preview 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 Preview generates tokens faster at 219 tok/s vs 66 tok/s. Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.97s vs 7.37s).

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

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