Compare/Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Qwen3 VL 32B InstructvsGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Input
$0.7/M
Output
$2.8/M
Speed
78 tok/s
TTFT
1.09s
Google

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$3/M
Speed
190 tok/s
TTFT
1.23s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Benchmarks (2-9)
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 32B InstructGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.7$0.5
Output ($/M tokens)$2.8$3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct$0.98
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)$0.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
78 tok/s
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
190 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
1.09s
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
1.23s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
17.235.0
Coding Index
15.637.8
Math Index
68.355.7
GPQA Diamond
67.1%81.2%
MMLU-Pro
79.1%88.2%
LiveCodeBench
51.4%79.7%
AIME 2025
68.3%55.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
6.3%14.1%
SciCode
30.1%49.9%
IFBench
39.2%55.1%
TerminalBench
8.3%31.8%
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct2 wins
9 winsGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct or Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $1.13/M tokens vs $1.23/M for Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 190 tok/s vs 78 tok/s. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (1.09s vs 1.23s).

When should I use Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.